I donated my field dug pendulum sight to the Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield Museum. It was found at Pickett's Mill, my grandfather used to own the entire battlefield. My cousin, a few friends, and I metal detected 168 case shots with Boreman mechanically timed fuses. They were in piles, apparently left or hidden, near Altoona Pass. I found 10 pound, and 20 pound Parrot shells with percussion fuses unexploded in a swampy area near the Battle of Atlanta and Pumpkinvine Creek. I sold them all without defusing or rendering them harmless to a member of the Atlanta State Police Bomb Squad in 1977.
I friend of mine has a diary of a member of the Louisiana Washington Artillery that was a cook & quartermaster supply sargeant. In the diary, there are many quartermaster recorded pages showing who the unit received horse tack, wood, and blacksmith items from and the price that the army would be responsible for when the war was won. I spent time reading the diary to find out where they camped prior to battles for metal detecting.
I still have a complete stand of grape. Including the12x 2" grapes, the two plates, the center bolt, and the 3 rings holding the canvas against the grapes. I found all the parts in one hole near Chalmette, Louisiana. It has been argued that the stand was fired in the Battle of New Orleans, but there was shots fired by Farragut's vessels as they made their way up to New Orleans. Because I couldn't prove which war it came from, I kept it.
Case shot would be fired as a spherical shell for smoothbore artillery, conical shell for rifled. The bursting charge for case is just enough break open the shell and release the shot within, which would be carried by the velocity and trajectory of the fired shell (in a cone-shaped pattern) into the target. Optimally, it would burst just ahead of the target for maximum effect.
I came across this looking for info on how artillery was used tactically in the civil war and being a Marylander noticed our awesome state flag in the background! Where in Maryland is this museum!?
Less to do with artillery, more to do with unit designation. Your corps badge is 11th Corps, and white ( 2nd Div.)?, or is there a yellow? I know green was 4th, if that Corps had 4 divisions. Just curious. Good video. Good detail.
I love this! It is easy to watch someone who is passionate and knowledgeable about a subject and collection!
I donated my field dug pendulum sight to the Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield Museum. It was found at Pickett's Mill, my grandfather used to own the entire battlefield. My cousin, a few friends, and I metal detected 168 case shots with Boreman mechanically timed fuses. They were in piles, apparently left or hidden, near Altoona Pass. I found 10 pound, and 20 pound Parrot shells with percussion fuses unexploded in a swampy area near the Battle of Atlanta and Pumpkinvine Creek. I sold them all without defusing or rendering them harmless to a member of the Atlanta State Police Bomb Squad in 1977.
I hated missing this live but just as good a day later! Great job fellas
I friend of mine has a diary of a member of the Louisiana Washington Artillery that was a cook & quartermaster supply sargeant. In the diary, there are many quartermaster recorded pages showing who the unit received horse tack, wood, and blacksmith items from and the price that the army would be responsible for when the war was won. I spent time reading the diary to find out where they camped prior to battles for metal detecting.
I still have a complete stand of grape. Including the12x 2" grapes, the two plates, the center bolt, and the 3 rings holding the canvas against the grapes. I found all the parts in one hole near Chalmette, Louisiana. It has been argued that the stand was fired in the Battle of New Orleans, but there was shots fired by Farragut's vessels as they made their way up to New Orleans.
Because I couldn't prove which war it came from, I kept it.
I learned alot thanks! il be watching the next one.
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Case shot would be fired as a spherical shell for smoothbore artillery, conical shell for rifled. The bursting charge for case is just enough break open the shell and release the shot within, which would be carried by the velocity and trajectory of the fired shell (in a cone-shaped pattern) into the target. Optimally, it would burst just ahead of the target for maximum effect.
Roundball case shot could be fired from rifled cannon with an attached wooden sabot.
I came across this looking for info on how artillery was used tactically in the civil war and being a Marylander noticed our awesome state flag in the background! Where in Maryland is this museum!?
The acid fuses amazed me... Also could you tell me why lees artillery was firing off mark at gettysburg
Good Work! TY
Less to do with artillery, more to do with unit designation. Your corps badge is 11th Corps, and white ( 2nd Div.)?, or is there a yellow? I know green was 4th, if that Corps had 4 divisions.
Just curious. Good video. Good detail.
You never mentioned the British Whitworth rifle used at gettysburg
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Artillery of the Civil War - the pink mist.
Man he really is into fuses lol