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Designation: 12-pdr Boat Howitzer M1848
Model: 12-pdr Dahlgren Boat Howitzer, Light
Identification No: unknown 08652


Designed by: Dahlgren, John A
Built at: US Navy Yard Washington (Gun Shop)
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Item Category: Artillery, Black Powder, Bronze

Memorial Information
Owner: Not in our records
Item: 4 iron cannon and 16 shot
Request doc.: 47th Congress, Session I, HR 605 by Rep Reed
Year: 1882
Delivery Doc: 47th Congress, Session I, Chap 148, Act of May 17, 1882
Use: soldiers monument
On loan to: Bosworth Post GAR
Reference: https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/



Current Status: Static Display
Current Custodian: Bosworth Post 2, GAR
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Evergreen Cemetery Civil War Monument
672 Stevens Ave
Portland, Maine, USA
Lat/Long43.6820083-70.3003611 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns, pg 191: C23, 17

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Last update to record: 2024-12-17

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