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	Civil War Artillery
	by Harry Ridgeway

Research Center: Artillery4431-James

James, " hot shot" , open base with slots, lead and tin sleeve sabot, 12 pounder rifle, 4.62in. Projectile was manufactured in the Federal arsenals following the invention of Charles James. This was intended to fire a "hot shot" or heated round, the iron base was designed to keep the hot ball separated from the powder, presumably the heated ball would cause more damage at the target. Top of the base is rounded to seat a round ball. This caliber is unusual, it is not sure if this was intended for a "rifled" 12 pounder or if this was to be fired from a conventional 12 pounder smooth bore, either way it apparently did not work very well and production was limited to a few test rounds. Shell without ball measures: diameter 4.25in., length 3.125in., weight 7.4lb. Research Center: Artillery4431-James, Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 191, for 3.8in diameter this is 12 pounder. Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery4431-James.html.

A2940 James, "hot shot", open base with slots, lead and tin sleeve sabot, 12 pounder rifle, 4.62in. Projectile was manufactured in the Federal arsenals following the invention of Charles James. This was intended to fire a "hot shot" or heated round, the iron base was designed to keep the hot ball separated from the powder, presumably the heated ball would cause more damage at the target. Top of the base is rounded to seat a round ball. This caliber is unusual, it is not sure if this was intended for a "rifled" 12 pounder or if this was to be fired from a conventional 12 pounder smooth bore, either way it apparently did not work very well and production was limited to a few test rounds. Shell without ball measures: diameter 4.25in., length 3.125in., weight 7.4lb. Fired shell, sleeve sabot and ball separated on firing, ball in the picture is for illustration only, it was not used with this base. Metal solid with some pitting. Recovered: Shiloh, Tennessee. Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 191, 3.8in diameter this is 12 pounder.

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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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