This Cyrus Alger & Co. Model 1835 12-pounder bronze mountain howitzer was manufactured in 1861 per the date marking on the left trunnion, and its registry number "776" is listed as manufactured in 1861 according to Appendix 15A page 295 of "Field Artillery Weapons of the Civil War" by Hazlett, Olmstead, and Parks. These Model 1835 mountain howitzers were designed to be light and mobile artillery. The Model 1835, and the similar but heavier Model 1841 field howitzers, saw use in the Mexican-American War, Civil War, and Indian Wars. Four Model 1835 12-pounders are known to have seen severe action at Chickamauga with Captain Eli Lilly's 18th Indiana Battery during the Civil War. It has a 4.62 inch diameter (12-pound) smooth bore, registry number "776" marked on the face of the muzzle, "1861" date on the left trunnion, "C.A. & Co./BOSTON" on the right trunnion, and "225" weight on the rear surface above the cascabel. The howitzer is fitted in a professionally built wooden carriage. The tube measures approximately 37 inches from muzzle to cascabel, with a 31 inch inside bore length and overall measurements, including the carriage, approximately 80 inches long by 54 inches wide by 42 inches tall. For relevant information and contract deliveries of these Model 1835 12-pounder mountain howitzers, reference pages 134-137 and Appendix 15A on pages 294-296 of "Field Artillery Weapons of the Civil War" (2004) by Hazlett, Olmstead, and Parks.

Fine with attractively aged darkened original gold/green patina on the tube and legible markings. Carriage is very fine with most of its green and black painted finishes. This highly desirable Cyrus Alger & Co. U.S. Model 1835 bronze 12-pounder mountain howitzer would make a fine addition to any Civil War collection!