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

Research Center: Artillery6231-MinesTorpedos

Short fuse and fragment from 8 in. land mine. and land mine fuse, loading plug. The fragment has the curvature equivalent to an 8 in. ball, but is thicker than the typical 8 in. ball. The fuse fits the big fuse hole, then there is a smaller hole right beside it, also threaded. The fuse section is 42mm in diameter, and 46mm tall It has a smaller threaded section on the bottom and a smaller yet threaded section above topped by a square nut on top. The D&G book lists a land mine that is 5.69 in. and another that is 9.88 in.. The curvature of this frag clearly matches an 8 in. ball. (7.88 approx.). The fuse appears to be part of a fuse and not the whole fuse. Yet it fits the larger of the two holes, which means that whatever else there is was screwed onto either the top or bottom, where it is recessed. The design does not seem to match any of the drawings presented in the D&G reference. Recovered: near Fort Blakeley Alabama Frag is from 8 in. ball. Research Center: Artillery6231-MinesTorpedos, Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 510. Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery6231-MinesTorpedos.html.

A0511. / A0676...Short fuse and fragment from 8 in. land mine. and land mine fuse, loading plug Note the fuze is upside down in these pictures, unfortunately I cannot corect the picture because I no longer have these items. The fragment has the curvature equivalent to an 8 in. ball, but is thicker than the typical 8 in. ball. The fuse fits the big fuse hole, then there is a smaller hole right beside it, also threaded. The fuse section is 42mm in diameter, and 46mm tall It has a smaller threaded section on the bottom and a smaller yet threaded section above topped by a square nut on top. The D&G book lists a land mine that is 5.69 in. and another that is 9.88 in.. The curvature of this frag clearly matches an 8 in. ball. (7.88 approx.). The fuse appears to be part of a fuse and not the whole fuse. Yet it fits the larger of the two holes, which means that whatever else there is was screwed onto either the top or bottom, where it is recessed. The design does not seem to match any of the drawings presented in the D&G reference. Recovered: near Fort Blakeley Alabama Frag is from 8 in. ball. Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 510.

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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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