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

Research Center: Artillery1511-Ball32pdr

Smoothbore artillery projectile, spherical ball, solid shot, smoothbore 32 pounder, 6.4in. Projectile was manufactured in the Federal arsenals for the 32 pounder smoothbore which was the main gun of the 1840's and 1850's coastline defenses. The solid balls could skip across the water and strike a wooden ship at the water line causing severe damage. Although this weapon system was largely obsolete by the Civil War, many batteries employed these weapons and the Confederates used them. Projectile measures: diameter 6.25in. weight 32lbs. Research Center: Artillery1511-Ball32pdr, Ref: Bell Heavy Ordnance, pg. 45. Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery1511-Ball32pdr.html.

A0128...Smoothbore artillery projectile, spherical ball, solid shot, smoothbore 32 pounder, 6.4in. Projectile was manufactured in the Federal arsenals for the 32 pounder smoothbore which was the main gun of the 1840's and 1850's coastline defenses. The solid balls could skip across the water and strike a wooden ship at the water line causing severe damage. Although this weapon system was largely obsolete by the Civil War, many batteries employed these weapons and the Confederates used them. Projectile measures: diameter 6.25in. weight 32lbs. Projectile is disarmed, casting is solid iron. Recovered: Fort F.H.I.W.C., (Fort Huger, Isle of Wight County) by Mac Mason, Nov 1967. Ref: Bell Heavy Ordnance, pg. 45.

A2402...Smoothbore artillery projectile, spherical ball, solid shot, smoothbore 32 pounder, 6.4in. Projectile was manufactured in the Federal arsenals for the 32 pounder smoothbore which was the main gun of the 1840's and 1850's coastline defenses. The solid balls could skip across the water and strike a wooden ship at the water line causing severe damage. Although this weapon system was largely obsolete by the Civil War, many batteries employed these weapons and the Confederates used them. Projectile measures: diameter 6.25in. weight 32lbs. Projectile is disarmed, casting is solid iron. Recovered: James River, Virginia area. Ref: Bell Heavy Ordnance, pg. 45.

A2688...Smoothbore artillery projectile, spherical ball, solid shot, smoothbore 32 pounder, 6.4in. Projectile was manufactured in the Federal arsenals for the 32 pounder smoothbore which was the main gun of the 1840's and 1850's coastline defenses. The solid balls could skip across the water and strike a wooden ship at the water line causing severe damage. Although this weapon system was largely obsolete by the Civil War, many batteries employed these weapons and the Confederates used them. Projectile measures: diameter 6.25in. weight 32lbs. Projectile is disarmed, casting is solid iron. Recovered not known. Ref: Bell Heavy Ordnance, pg. 45.

A2769...Smoothbore artillery projectile, spherical ball, solid shot, smoothbore 32 pounder, 6.4in. Projectile was manufactured in the Federal arsenals for the 32 pounder smoothbore which was the main gun of the 1840's and 1850's coastline defenses. The solid Projectile was manufactured in the Federal arsenals for the 32 pounder smoothbore which was the main gun of the 1840's and 1850's coastline defenses. The solid balls could skip across the water and strike a wooden ship at the water line causing severe damage. Although this weapon system was largely obsolete by the Civil War, many batteries employed these weapons and the Confederates used them. Projectile measures: diameter 6.25in. weight 32lbs. Projectile is disarmed, casting is solid iron. Recovered not known. Ref: Bell Heavy Ordnance, pg. 45.

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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