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

Research Center: Artillery5045-Read

Rifled artillery projectile, Read design, Confederate manufacture, bursting shell, short pattern with smooth tapered sides, copper ring sabot, wood time fuze, Confederate rifle, 3in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured during the war. Read developed this copper ring sabot, it was more flexible than the earlier 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. Copper ring sabot is tapered at the top and seated in a deep groove well inside of the iron base, ring was cast thin and not milled. This short pattern has smooth sidesand is tapered the entire length. maximum diameter is at the sabot andthe shell gets thinner as it rises to the nose. This unusualfeature may have been an attempt to minimize milling of the shell body,but it is doubtful this would have nested properly in a cannon and thislikely explains the limited use made of this pattern. Fuze hole is smooth and tapered, to take a wood time fuze. Projectile measures: diameter 2.96in., length 7.4in. (excluding fuze), weight 7.4lbs. Research Center: Artillery5045-Read, Ref: Dickey & George Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 256. Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery5045-Read.html.

A0595... Projectile measures: diameter 2.96in., length 7.4in. (excluding fuze), weight 7.4lbs. Sabot is unfired. Wood fuze missing, shell appears to be filled with concrete. Projectile was recovered as part of a cache used as yard ornamentation in Camden SC, these were imbedded in a brick wall and most were filled with concrete.

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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