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

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.

A1237...Smoothbore artillery projectile, spherical ball, bursting shell, Navy watercap time fuze, Federal Dahlgren, 11 in., fuze is dated 1862. 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. Watercap fuze is removable, dated 1862. Projectile is disarmed, removable fuze exposes empty interior. Recovered: Port Hudson, Louisiana. Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 77.

A2279...Smoothbore artillery projectile, spherical ball, bursting shell, Navy watercap time fuze, Federal Dahlgren, 11 in., fuze is dated 1863. 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. Original fuze intact, dated 1863. Projectile is disarmed, drill hole through the bottom. Recovered: Mobile Bay, Battle of 1864, by Drew Dredge, July 1966. Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 77.

A2372...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. Watercap fuze is removable, dated 1861. Projectile is disarmed, removable fuze exposes empty cavity. Recovered: surplus stocks. Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 77.

A2594...Smoothbore artillery projectile, spherical ball, bursting shell, Navy watercap time fuze, Federal Dahlgren, 11 in., fuze is dated 1862. 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 115lbs. Metal surface is soft but stable, smooth appearance, watercap fuze intact with 1862 date. Shell disarmed, drill hole through bottom, not photographed. Recovered: North Carolina defenses. Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 77.

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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