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

Research Center: Artillery5825-Tennessee

Rifled artillery projectile, Tennessee design, Confederate manufacture at Marshall Texas, bursting shell, pattern with, four studs, copper disc sabot, wood time fuze, Confederate rifle 3 in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured and is believed to have been developed at the Marshall Texas arsenal using the Tennessee design with significant modification. This sabot pattern, employed four short studs and a center stud, the sabot was cast onto the shell, and was not manufactured and separately assembled as was done with the other Tennessee patterns. If the sabot is in place, it will show solid brass across the entire bottom and is distinguished from the similar "Read" pattern that featured a post. Notches were cut from the sabot to serve as flame grooves.. Sides of the shell are smooth, and are similar to other smooth sided shells produced at Marshall and are shorter than the eastern smooth sided Read shells. Fuze employed was a wood time fuze, fuze hole is smooth and tapered, the simple to make fuze could easily be hammered into place, Jones Fuzes pg. 2. Projectile measures: diameter 2. 9in., length 7.75in . overall , weight 7lbs. Research Center: Artillery5825-Tennessee, Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 213, as to pattern, not listed in 3in. caliber. Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery5825-Tennessee.html.

A1851...Rifled artillery projectile, Tennessee design, Confederate manufacture at Marshall Texas, bursting shell, pattern with, four studs, copper disc sabot, wood time fuze, Confederate rifle 3 in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured and is believed to have been developed at the Marshall Texas arsenal using the Tennessee design with significant modification. This sabot pattern, employed four short studs and a center stud, the sabot was cast onto the shell, and was not manufactured and separately assembled as was done with the other Tennessee patterns. If the sabot is in place, it will show solid brass across the entire bottom and is distinguished from the similar "Read" pattern that featured a post. Notches were cut from the sabot to serve as flame grooves.. Sides of the shell are smooth, and are similar to other smooth sided shells produced at Marshall and are shorter than the eastern smooth sided Read shells. Fuze employed was a wood time fuze, fuze hole is smooth and tapered, the simple to make fuze could easily be hammered into place, Jones Fuzes pg. 2. Projectile measures: diameter 2. 9in., length 7.75in. overall, weight not determined. Sabot separated on firing and is missing. Wood fuze is partial. Projectile is disarmed: open fuze hole exposes empty interior. Recovered: not determined. Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 213, as to pattern, not listed in 3in. caliber.

A2384...Rifled artillery projectile, Tennessee design, Confederate manufacture at Marshall Texas, bursting shell, pattern with, four studs, copper disc sabot, wood time fuze, Confederate rifle 3 in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured and is believed to have been developed at the Marshall Texas arsenal using the Tennessee design with significant modification. This sabot pattern, employed four short studs and a center stud, the sabot was cast onto the shell, and was not manufactured and separately assembled as was done with the other Tennessee patterns. If the sabot is in place, it will show solid brass across the entire bottom and is distinguished from the similar "Read" pattern that featured a post. Notches were cut from the sabot to serve as flame grooves.. Sides of the shell are smooth, and are similar to other smooth sided shells produced at Marshall and are shorter than the eastern smooth sided Read shells. Fuze employed was a wood time fuze, fuze hole is smooth and tapered, the simple to make fuze could easily be hammered into place, Jones Fuzes pg. 2. Projectile measures: diameter 2.9in., length 7.75in. overall, weight 7lbs. Sabot is fired showing distortion from firing and is intact. Wood fuze is partial, smooth tapered hole. Metal is solid, minor areas of pitting. Projectile is disarmed: drill hole through paper section of time fuze. Recovered: Louisiana. Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 213, as to pattern, not listed in 3 in. caliber.

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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