Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
	Civil War Artillery
	by Harry Ridgeway

Research Center: Artillery1211-Ball12pdr

Smoothbore artillery projectile, spherical ball, solid shot, smoothbore 12 pounder, 4.62in., with sabot Projectile was intended for the smoothbore 12 pounder "Napoleon", solid shot were generally fired against enemy cannon. Both sides cast solid 12 pounders, there is no sure way to tell which side manufactured it, both have mold seams. Originally the ball used a wood cup sabot attached to the ball with straps, on firing the straps would break releasing the ball. Projectile measures: diameter 4.52 in., weight 12lbs. Research Center: Artillery1211-Ball12pdr, Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 34. Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery1211-Ball12pdr.html.

A0011...Smoothbore artillery projectile, spherical ball, solid shot, wood sabot, smoothbore 12 pounder, 4.62 in., with wood sabot Projectile was intended for the smoothbore 12 pounder "Napoleon", solid shot were generally fired against enemy cannon. Both sides cast solid 12 pounders, there is no sure way to tell which side manufactured it, both have mold seams. Originally the ball used a wood cup sabot attached to the ball with straps, on firing the straps would break releasing the ball. Wood sabot was turned on a lathe with a groove on the bottom to hold the powder bag, two metal straps are held in place nailed with hand forged square nails. Projectile measures: diameter 4.52 in., weight 12.2lbs, with sabot. Sabot and straps intact, with hand forged nails. Projectile is disarmed, casting is solid iron. Recovered: early pickup around Winchester, Virginia. Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 34, with sabot Ridgeway collection, Old Court House Civil War Museum, Winchester, Virginia

This is the "Ridgeway Civil War Research Center", a research tool for educational purposes only, and is provided at no cost to the reader. Some of the relics listed are retained in the author's collection, most reside in other collections and are not owned by the author. None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to relicman.com sales listings for items offered for sale. This is a work in progress, I list items as I get to them, there are many patterns that are not listed yet, this list will be regularly updated as I get pictures and descriptions for more items. I will also correct mistakes, so if you see any please tell me. All items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described. This information is available for research purposes, pictures may be used by permission only.
All excavated artifacts have been recovered from private property with owner's permission.
All projectiles listed have been disarmed.

Most information on this page is from:
Field Artillery Projectiles of the American Civil War, 1993 Edition. by Thomas S. Dickey and Peter C. George.
Civil War Heavy Explosive Ordnance, A Guide to Large Artillery Prjectiles, Torpedoes, and Mines, by Jack Bell.
Artillery Fuses of the Civil War, by Charles H. Jones.
Pictures are by the author, unless otherwise indicated.

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