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  2. List of weapons in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    The Augustin was an Austrian musket that featured in the U.S. Civil War in very small numbers. Ballard M1861 rifle. Brunswick rifle. A British percussion rifle imported in small numbers by the Confederacy. Charleville musket. French muskets converted to percussion cap from flintlock and used in small numbers.

  3. 3-inch ordnance rifle - Wikipedia

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    The 3-inch ordnance rifle, model 1861 was a wrought iron muzzleloading rifled cannon that was adopted by the United States Army in 1861 and widely used in field artillery units during the American Civil War. It fired a 9.5 lb (4.3 kg) projectile to a distance of 1,830 yd (1,670 m) at an elevation of 5°. The 3-inch rifle was not as effective in ...

  4. 10-pounder Parrott rifle - Wikipedia

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    1,850 yd (1,690 m) at 5°. The 10-pounder Parrott rifle, Model 1861 was a muzzle-loading rifled cannon made of cast iron that was adopted by the United States Army in 1861 and often used in field artillery units during the American Civil War. Like other Parrott rifles, the gun breech was reinforced by a distinctive band made of wrought iron.

  5. Field artillery in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    The above diagram shows the typical gun crew of a Civil War cannon. Each cannoneer was numbered and played an important role in the firing sequence when the order "Commence fire" was given: [43] Gunner: Gave the order "Load" to load the cannon and sighted it at the target. Number One: Sponged the barrel clean and rammed the round to the breech.

  6. Rodman gun - Wikipedia

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    The Rodman gun is any of a series of American Civil War –era columbiads designed by Union artillery officer Thomas Jackson Rodman [1] (1815–1871). The guns were designed to fire both shot and shell. These heavy guns were intended to be mounted in seacoast fortifications. 8-inch, 10-inch, 13-inch, 15-inch, and 20-inch bore (20, 25, 33, 38 ...

  7. 20-pounder Parrott rifle - Wikipedia

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    1,900 yd (1,700 m) at 5°. The 20-pounder Parrott rifle, Model 1861 was a cast iron muzzle-loading rifled cannon that was adopted by the United States Army in 1861 and employed in field artillery units during the American Civil War. As with other Parrott rifles, the gun breech was reinforced by a distinctive wrought iron reinforcing band.

  8. Siege artillery in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    An XI-inch Navy Dahlgren gun emplaced on Morris Island in 1864. The navy has traditionally provided siege artillery to the army when needed. The Civil War was no exception to this rule. Seamen from the USS Wabash manned the Whitworth rifles and two 8-inch Parrott rifles during the campaign against Charleston harbor.

  9. M1857 12-pounder Napoleon - Wikipedia

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    In the period before the Civil War, a U.S. Army light artillery battery was organized with four M1841 6-pounder field guns and two M1841 12-pounder howitzers. [1] The field gun fired solid iron cannon balls in a flat trajectory to smash its targets [2] while the howitzer was designed to lob hollow shells into massed formations or fortifications. [3]