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

Research Center: Artillery5085-Read

Rifled artillery projectile, Read design, Confederate manufacture Marshall Texas, bursting shell, short pattern with smooth sides, notched copper disc sabot, wood fuze, Confederate rifle, 3.3 in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured following Read's design but was apparently developed independently at the arsenal at Marshall Texas. The copper sabot is very thin, and is a disc with 5 notches, integral with a brass band. The disc portion is held onto a thin knob on the base of the shell, three notches were cut into the the outer band to allow flame to pass. The smooth body is shorter than that used by Read and is also used on a similar pattern derived from Mullane. Fuze employed was a wood time fuze, Jones Fuzes pg. 2, fuze hole is smooth and tapered, the simple to make fuze could easily be hammered into place.Projectile measures: diameter 3.26in., length 7.75in. (excluding fuze),weight 10.9lb. Research Center: Artillery5085-Read, Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 195. Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery5085-Read.html.

A1105... Projectile measures: diameter 3.26in., length 7.75in. (excluding fuze),weight 10.9lb. Sabot is fired showing weak lands and grooves, distortion from firing and is intact, with three notches. Wood fuze is missing,smooth tapered hole. Metal is solid, minor areas of pitting. Projectile is disarmed: open fuze hole exposes empty interior. Recovered: Provencal, Louisiana.

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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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