US Army 24-Pounder Field Howitzer at Petersburg
A US Army 24-Pounder, Pattern 1841, is displayed at Battery 5 near the Visitors Center at Petersburg National Battlefield. It was cast by Ames in Chicopee, Massachusetts in 1862. As manufactured it weighs 1,320 pounds. It is marked “State of Conn.” on top of the tube just forward of the vent.
The 24-Pounder Field Howitzer was the companion piece to the 12-Pounder Field Gun, Pattern 1841 in which two of the 24—pounder howitzers would support four 12-Pounder guns in a heavy field artillery battery.
US Army 24-Pounder Flank Howitzers, Pattern 1844, in Danville, Pennsylvania
Four US Army 24-Pounder Flank Howitzers are displayed around a section of Veterans' graves at the Oddfellows Cemetery in Danville, Pennsylvania. Many thanks to friend-of-the-page James Murray for going to take these photos!
US Navy 24-Pounder Dahlgren Boat Howitzer at Shiloh
US Navy 24-Pounder Dahlgren Boat Howitzer Number 656 is displayed at Shiloh National Military Park. (Many thanks to James Murray for sharing these photos with us!) It was cast in 1864 by Ames. As manufactured it weighed 1305 pounds. This boat howitzer has a portion of its hammer still in place - and a something (a projectile?) lodged in the tube.
The 24-Pounder Howitzer of CSS Georgia
An iron 24-Pounder Howitzer cast in 1862 by A. N. Miller in Savannah, Georgia is displayed at Old Fort Jackson near Savannah. The tube was recovered from the wreck of CSS Georgia in 1984 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It weighs roughly 1,500 pounds and is displayed upon a naval carriage. It is the only example of its type known to exist.