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

Research Center: Artillery1271-Ball12pdr

Smoothbore ball, Confederate manufacture, bursting shell, Broun concussion fuze, smoothbore 12 pounder, 4.62in. Projectile was intended for the smoothbore 12 pounder "Napoleon" using the Broun concussion fuze designed to detonate on impact any direction. This was another idea that did not work, this ball was designed to detonate on impact, no matter what direction landed, most probably it would never have made it out of the bore. These were produced in late 1864 or 1865 when supplies were desperate and it appears that most were emptied, mechanics removed and the empty balls simply used up as bolts. Fuze employed was the Broun Percussion Fuze, convex fuze, with long screwdriver slot, (Jones pg. 69) . Projectile measures: diameter 4.5in., weight 6.2lbs. Research Center: Artillery1271-Ball12pdr, Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 41. Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery1271-Ball12pdr.html.

A0418...Smoothbore ball, Confederate manufacture, bursting shell, Broun concussion fuze, smoothbore 12 pounder, 4.62in. Projectile was intended for the smoothbore 12 pounder "Napoleon" using the Broun concussion fuze designed to detonate on impact any direction. This was another idea that did not work, this ball was designed to detonate on impact, no matter what direction landed, most probably it would never have made it out of the bore. These were produced in late 1864 or 1865 when supplies were desperate and it appears that most were emptied, mechanics removed and the empty balls simply used up as bolts. Fuze employed was the Broun Percussion Fuze, convex fuze, with long screwdriver slot, (Jones pg. 69) . Projectile measures: diameter 4.5in., weight 6.2lbs. Broun's percussion fuze intact, a small hole was drilled through it, this may have been an attempt to disarm it. Metal is solid, minor areas of pitting. Projectile is disarmed: drill hole through the bottom. Recovered: Richmond, Petersburg, Virginia campaign. Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 41.

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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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