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

Research Center: Artillery4800-ParrottConfederate

Rifled artillery projectile, Parrott design with Confederate adaptation Research Center: Artillery4800-ParrottConfederate, Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery4800-ParrottConfederate.html.

Research Center: Artillery4810-ParrottConfederate, 3in.
Weapons used:
Confederate rifle, 3.in. Caliber of the gun is 3.0in., 7 grooves, (apparently copied from Federal 3 in. Ordnance rifle), projectile diameter should measure 2.94 in. approximately, variations will be found.
Confederate rifle, 3.in. Caliber of the gun is 3.0in., 12 grooves, projectile diameter should measure 2.94 in. approximately, variations will be found.

Research Center: Artillery4811-ParrottConfederate

Rifled artillery projectile, Parrott design with Confederate adaptation, Confederate manufacture, solid bolt, pattern with flat nose smooth sides, copper high band ring sabot, Confederate rifle, 3in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured during the war apparently an attempt to copy Parrott design This pattern utilized a flat top and smooth sides with a high band sabot similar to a bolt manufactured for the north. The casting is extremely crude and bears a prominent casting sprue on the bottom. Projectile measures: diameter 2.95in., length 6.25in. (excluding fuze), weight 8.1lb. Projectile measures: diameter 2.83in., length 5.875in., weight 8.1lbs. Research Center: Artillery4811-ParrottConfederate, Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition)., not listed. Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery4811-ParrottConfederate.html.

Research Center: Artillery4820-ParrottConfederate, 4.2in.
Weapons used:
Confederate 30 pounder rifle, 4.2in. Caliber of the gun is 4.2in., 5 grooves, (apparently copied from Federal 30 opounder), projectile diameter should measure 4.1 in. approximately, variations will be found.

Research Center: Artillery4821-ParrottConfederate

Rifled artillery projectile, Confederate adaptation of Parrott sabot design, Confederate manufacture, long pattern with smooth sides, brass band sabot,Confederate time fuze, 30 pounder 4.2 in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured but utilizing many similar Federal Parrott design features. The smooth sides and notched base are very similar to the Federal design. Confederate developments include a lathe dimple on the bottom, rounded nose, the shell was finished on a lathe, most Federal Parrott shells are finished using a forcing die, there are 10 notches in the base (most Federal designs of this caliber have 8), and the sabot, which is missing on this example, is much heavier than the Federal counterpart. Shell is rare pattern and example pictured in Bells book was unfired with a flawed sabot covering the base. Fuze employed is likely the Confederate copper time fuze, but is not positively determined. Projectile measures 4.15 in, length 11.75 in.(without sabot), weight 26 lbs. Research Center: Artillery4821-ParrottConfederate, Ref: Bell Heavy Ordnance, pg. 282. Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery4821-ParrottConfederate.html.

Research Center: Artillery4830-ParrottConfederate, 7in.
Weapons used:
Brooke rifle, 7in. Caliber of the gun is 7.0in., 7 grooves, projectile diameter should measure 6.9in. approximately, variations will be found.

Research Center: Artillery4831-ParrottConfederate

Rifled artillery projectile, Confederate adaptation of Parrott sabot design, Confederate manufacture, solid bolt, long pattern with bourrelet rings and blunt nose, Confederate Brooke rifle, 7in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured following design features from the bolts with bourrelet rings and blunt nose, but adapting the Parrott designed sabot system. The bolt with slightly rounded blunt nose and bourrelet rings was a design intended to challenge the Federal ironclad, and this body design was employed on several patterns by Brooke, Tennessee, and Broun. The sabot system is virtually identical to the Parrott high band notched system, flat bottom, nearly squared notches along the outer edge, with a high band ring sabot. So far none of these shells have been recovered with the band sabot intact, but the notching size and shape is very close to the high band sabots used on Parrott 100 pounders. Projectile measures: diameter 6.9in., length 12.5in. (no sabot), weight 101lbs. Research Center: Artillery4831-ParrottConfederate,Ref: Bell Heavy Ordnance, pg. 304. Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery4831-ParrottConfederate.html.

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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