Civil War Field artillery and related equipage

Civil War Field artillery and related equipage



This community is those interested in learning about or collecting Civil War period artillery related material, including artillery shells and "cannon balls", Tubes and related equipage, gunner tools etc. The civil war saw great advances in the use of field artillery and many developments in the area of ammunition, many types of patent shells and fuzes were developed during this time.

Man killed by Civil War artillery shell

By MARK BOWES
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

The artillery shell that exploded Monday and killed a Civil War relics dealer outside his Chesterfield County home was a cannonball about 8 to 10 inches in diameter, a federal official said yesterday.

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Civil War Field artillery and related equipage