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The M1841 Mountain Howitzer was a mountain gun used by the United States Army during the mid-Nineteenth Century from 1837 to about 1870. It saw service during the Mexican–American War the American Indian Wars and during the American Civil War (primarily in the more rugged western theaters.)The 1841 Mountain Howitzer is a type of bronze smoothbore 12 pounder optimized for firing explosive shells as well as spherical case and canister.