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

Research Center: Artillery5038-Read

Rifled artillery projectile, Parrott design, Confederate manufacture or modified, bursting shell, pattern with smooth sides, wrought iron sabot, Parrott time fuze has been replaced with a Confederate copper time fuze, Parrott rifle 2.9in. This appears to be a Federal Parrott apparently captured by Confederates, there is no lathe dimple in the base and sabot is thick and pre rifled typical of the Parrott patterns. An attempt was made to insert a Confederate time fuze, but the thread count on the Confederate fuze is different than on the Parrott fuzes, consequently the fuze did not fit and it is screwed in only part of the way. Projectilemeasures: diameter 2.85in., height 8.5in. (excluding fuze), weight 8lbs. (metal is light). Research Center: Artillery5038-Read, Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), not listed. Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery5038-Read.html.

A2333... Projectile measures: diameter 2.85in., height 8.5in. (excluding fuze), weight 8lbs. (metal is light). Metal surface is soft but stable, some weight loss, wrought iron sabot intact, Confederate copper time fuze is intact. Projectile is disarmed by drill hole through the paper section of the time fuze. Recovered Washington, North Carolina, 1865 campaign.

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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