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

by Harry Ridgeway



Research Center: Artillery1771-Ball8in
Smoothbore artillery projectile, spherical ball, bursting shell, Confederate incendiary, Confederate incendiary fuze, smoothbore, 8in.
This was a Confederate innovation, an attempt to create a shell that would spread fire once delivered to the target. The bursting charge was contained in an inner can, the cavity was filled with a liquid incendiary mixture. The inner fuze is a captured Navy watercap fuze. There are two spanner holes, the other holes are drilled through the entire fuze. There would have been an outer covering, now missing. Superb example of this rare shell. Projectile measures: diameter in., length 7.9in. (excluding fuze), weight 50lb. Projectile measures: diameter 7.9in., weight 45lbs.
Research Center: Artillery1771-Ball8in, Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 58.

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A1216...Smoothbore artillery projectile, spherical ball, bursting shell, Confederate incendiary, Confederate incendiary fuze, smoothbore, 8in.

This was a Confederate innovation, an attempt to create a shell that would spread fire once delivered to the target. The bursting charge was contained in an inner can, the cavity was filled with a liquid incendiary mixture. The inner fuze is a captured Navy watercap fuze. There are two spanner holes, the other holes are drilled through the entire fuze. There would have been an outer covering, now missing. Superb example of this rare shell. Projectile measures: diameter in., length 7.9in. (excluding fuze), weight 50lb. Projectile measures: diameter 7.9in., weight 45lbs.Confederate incendiary fuze intact. Projectile is disarmed, open fuze hole exposes the empty interior. Recovered: James River siege lines below Richmond, Virginia.
Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 58.


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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