GDG- Cannon Fire

[Alan D. Brunelle]

Batrinque at aol.com wrote:
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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> In a message dated 10/31/2007 8:11:20 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> gary.mcginnis at dot.gov writes:
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> The  rifled guns were iron and had groves cut in the barrel to make the
> shell  spin similar to a football. They used 2 pounds of powder and the
> shot  weighed approximately 10 lbs. A three inch shell can be fired from
> a 10 lb  Parrott, but due to a slight difference in diameter you can't
> fire a 10 lb  from a three inch unless modified. There is an example of
> this on the field  near the NH sharpshooter monument in front and north
> of the PA monument. If  you are really curious (like me) you can take a
> cup and put it in the  barrel and draw the diameter of both tubes to see
> the  difference.
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> The source I have says a one pound charge of powder was used in the 10-lb  
> Parrott and the 3-inch Ordnance, but I would not surprised if it varied upon  
> occasion.  10-pound Parrotts (they are easily recognizable by the broad  band 
> wrapped around the breech of the gun) were commonly altered during the  latter 
> part of the war to accept the rounds for the standard 3-inch Ordnance  rifle, 
> making ammunition supply less complex.
>  
> A decent introduction to artillery at Gettysburg, along with a useful  
> appendix of technical data, can be found in Philip Cole's "Civil War Artillery  at 
> Gettysburg: Organization, Equipment, Ammunition, and Tactics" and Bradley  
> Gottfried is publishing his book on the subject in the near future.
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> Bruce  Trinque
> Amston, CT
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Bruce -

Do you happen to know if Gottfried's book will be on artillery 
specifics, or will it be more like his "Brigades of Gettysburg" -- 
detailing the activities of batteries of artillery like brigades of 
infantry?

Thanks,
Alan