6 pounder Howitzer - Monmouth, IL
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YoSam.
N 40° 54.739 W 090° 38.954
15T E 697973 N 4531684
Griffin type number 2, 6 pounder...?
Waymark Code: WMX8BP
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 12/12/2017
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County of cannon: Warren County
Loction of cannon: W. Broadway & N. A St., courthouse lawn, Monmouth
This will be a bit more difficult. The only imprint text on the barrel face I can read is the "C.A.& C. and the R.M.H. and the weight of 1862 lb
All the markings say Federal, but the look of the cannon itself one would assume the Confederate Tredegar but what draws one away is th big U.S. stmped on the top.
The CA&C part I figured out:
"Cyrus Alger & Co.: Cyrus Alger, who during the War of 1812 furnished the government with shot and shell, in 1817 started South Boston Iron company which at an early date was known locally as Alger's Foundry and later became Cyrus Alger & Co. The Massachusetts firm was a leading cannon manufacturer and when Cyrus died in 1856, leadership was assumed by his son, Francis, who piloted the company until his death in 1864. During the war, both Army and Navy were supplied with large numbers of weapons. The initials "S.B.F." (South Boston Foundry) occasionally may be found on cannon, but the signature is traditionally "C.A. & Co., Boston, Mass." or, rarely, "C. Alger & Co., Boston, Mass."' ~ Federal and Confederate Manufacturers of Field Artillery