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

Research Center: Artillery2000-Ball11in

Smoothbore artillery projectile, spherical ball, 11 in. Research Center: Artillery2000-Ball11in, Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery2000-Ball11in.html.

Weapons used:
Dahlgren smoothbore gun, 11in. Caliber of the gun is 11.0in., (Navy), round projectile diameter should measure 10.87in. approximately, variations will be noted.


Research Center: Artillery2011-Ball11in

Smoothbore artillery projectile, spherical ball, bursting shell, Navy watercap time fuze, Federal Dahlgren, 11 in. Ball was manufactured in the Federal arsenals for the Navy for the heavy Dahlgren gun. This was a heavy smoothbore gun designed for the monitor class of Federal river gunships, this was one of two guns mounted in the turret. Projectile is threaded for a Federal Navy watercap fuze, markings, "ORD. D (anchor) / (date)", Jones pg. 10. Projectile measures: diameter 10.9in., weight 125lbs. Research Center: Artillery2011-Ball11in, Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 77. Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery2011-Ball11in.html.

Smoothbore artillery projectile, spherical ball, Federal Dahlgren, 11 in., fragments

A0468.3...Smoothbore artillery projectile, spherical ball, Federal Dahlgren, 11 in., fragments Recovered: Fort Fisher, North Carolina Fragment weighs 8lb.

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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