The M1841 24-pounder howitzer was a bronze smoothbore muzzle-loading artillery piece adopted by the United States Army in 1841 and employed from the Mexican–American...
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The M1841 12-pounder field howitzer was a bronze smoothbore muzzle-loading artillery piece that was adopted by the United States Army in 1841 and employed...
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four 6-pounder field guns and two M1841 12-pounder howitzers while heavy field batteries included four 12-pounder field guns and two M1841 24-pounder howitzers...
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The M1857 12-pounder Napoleon or Light 12-pounder gun or 12-pounder gun-howitzer was a bronze smoothbore muzzle-loading artillery piece that was adopted...
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including various designs of artillery used during the Age of Sail M1841 24-pounder howitzer, used by the United States Army from 1841 to 1865 A size of Dahlgren...
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The M1841 6-pounder field gun was a bronze smoothbore muzzleloading cannon that was adopted by the United States Army in 1841 and used from the Mexican–American...
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Battery Powell was defended by three 20-pounder Parrott rifles of Richardson's battery and two M1841 24-pounder howitzers. These guns were overrun. However...
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Alexander wanted to get rid of his 10-pounder Parrott rifles and replace them with M1841 24-pounder howitzers. One artillery officer reported that the...
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rifled M1841 6-pounder field guns as Type 1 and the "new model" 3.8-inch James rifles as Type 2. The gun carriage for 12-pounder (and 14-pounder) James...
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Austrian types of this caliber used by the Confederates. The M1841 24-pounder howitzers found use in the "reserve" batteries of the respective armies...
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muzzleloaders: the M1841 6-pounder field gun, the M1841 12-pounder howitzer and 12-pounder gun, the M1841 mountain howitzer, the M1841 24-pounder howitzer and the...
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various calibers: two M1841 6-pounder field guns, 12-pounder, M1841 mountain howitzer, 12 pound Napoleon, and M1841 24-pounder howitzer. From 1857 to 1861...
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US military in 1837 and known as the M1841. During the Mexican War Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant placed a howitzer in the belfry of a church and used it...
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canister fired from a 12-pounder Napoleon or a M1841 12-pounder howitzer. First, its 3-inch bore was narrower than the 12-pounder's bore and could fire fewer...
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How = M1841 24-pounder howitzer 3" R = 3-inch Ordnance rifle 6-pdr SB = M1841 6-pounder field gun Jam R = James rifle How = howitzer pdr = pound (projectile...
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Field artillery BL 12-pounder 6 cwt gun (Decommissioned) QF 25 pounder howitzer – (ceremonial gun battery) 122 mm Type 60 howitzer 130 mm Type 59 field...
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the company was equipped with two M1841 12-pounder howitzers, two 3-inch Ordnance rifles, and two M1841 6-pounder field guns. George V. Moody was appointed...
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rifled gun 20-pdr PR = 20-pounder Parrott rifled gun 24-pdr how = M1841 24-pounder howitzer 12-pdr how = M1841 12-pounder howitzer 11-inch = 11-inch smoothbore...
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included one 50-pounder Parrott rifle (spiked), six M1841 24-pounder howitzers, four 20-pounder Parrott rifles, eight M1841 12-pounder field guns (2 spiked)...
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12-pounder howitzers. Battery D was rearmed with three M1841 6-pounder field guns, two M1841 12-pounder howitzers, one M1841 24-pounder howitzer, and two...
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October 20-29. Battles of Chattanooga November 23-25; Tunnel Hill November 23-24; Mission Ridge November 25. March to relief of Knoxville November 28-December...
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Memphis, Tenn., until February 20. Moved to Lake Providence, La., February 20–24, thence to Berry's Landing March 16, and to Milliken's Bend April 19. Advance...
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the 1st Mississippi Light Artillery: M1857 12-pounder Napoleon M1841 12-pounder howitzer M1841 6-pounder field gun 10-lb Parrott rifle Blakely rifle 3-inch...
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In 1841 an artillery system emerged where the M1841 6-pounder field gun and the M1841 12-pounder howitzer were adopted as light artillery. At the start...
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24 pounder howitzers. Little is known of the Confederate ships. The size of Corpus Christi's garrison included a few militia companies with two M1841...
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Gen. Van Dorn at Okolona, Mississippi, the battery received two 12-pounder howitzers and two captured 3-inch ordnance rifles. With eight horses drawing...
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Price on 14–24 February. The battery served at the Battle of Pea Ridge on 7–8 March 1862. The unit consisted of four M1841 12-pounder howitzers and two 12-pounder...
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action. The battery's armament consisted of four 12-pounder James rifles and two M1841 12-pounder howitzers. During the assault on Burnside's Bridge, the 8th...
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while the draft was taking place. It then returned to Washington on January 24, 1864, then proceeded to Baltimore, where it embarked for New Orleans for...
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Bentonville, N. C., March 19–21. Mill Creek March 22. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on Raleigh April 10–14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's...
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