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

Research Center: Artillery5036-Read

Rifled artillery projectile, Read design, Confederate manufacture Tredegar, bursting shell, long pattern with bourrelet rings, wrought iron sabot, rifling not precast, copper time fuze, Confederate rifle, 2.9in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured, this one is believed to have been produced at Tredegar, Richmond Virginia. Read and Parrott collaborated before the war to develop a projectile employing the wrought iron sabot. A smooth sided long shell was produced by both sides, this Confederate version is distinguished by a lathe dimple in the base, and a casting sprue on the nose . The shell was lathe turned, a weak bourrelet ring is left at the top and the bottom. The wrought iron sabot on this model was cast much thinner than earlier versions, consequently the rifling on this sabot was not precast. Fuze employed was a Confederate copper time fuze, two spanner holes, Jones pg. 41. Projectile measures: diameter 2.86in., length 8.75in. (excluding the fuze), weight 9lbs. Research Center: Artillery5036-Read, Ref: Dickey & George Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 247. Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery5036-Read.html.

A1179... Projectile measures: diameter 2.86in., length 8.5in. (excluding fuze), weight 7.7lb. Fired sabot is intact, with a major chip from firing. Copper time fuze intact. Metal solid. Projectile is disarmed, drill hole through the paper section of the time fuze. Recovered: Gettysburg, early pickup.

A1555... Projectile measures: diameter 2.86in., length 8.75in. (excluding the fuze), weight 9lbs. Wrought iron sabot is not fired. Copper fuze intact. Metal is solid. Projectile is disarmed by drill hole through the paper section of the time fuze. Recovered: Gettysburg campaign, not confirmed.

A2155... Projectile measures: diameter 2.86in., length 8.75in. (excluding the fuze), weight 9lbs. Wrought iron sabot is not fired. Metal is solid, Copper time fuze intact. Projectile is disarmed by drill hole through the paper section of the time fuze. Recovered: Fredericksburg, Virginia.

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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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