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724:(*) This time is an educated guess, the time is unknown. Flight times appear to be extremely inaccurate. Example: 10-in (300-lb) projectile would have to average only 133 ft/s (41 m/s) to be in flight for 202 seconds to cover 9,000 yd (8,200 m). A more accurate estimate will be in the range of 30 seconds.
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The 3.75-inch-bore (9.5 cm) 24 lb (11 kg) shot, with a muzzle velocity of 1,625 ft/s (495 m/s), strikes a target at 3,500 yd (3,200 m) with a velocity of about 300 ft/s (91 m/s) (this is almost beyond the range of the weapon). In contrast, the 10-inch-bore
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In terms of the ability to punch holes in fortifications, at that long range the light 24 lb (11 kg) shell would be expected to only breach a 6-inch-thick (150 mm) brick wall. In contrast, the greater mass and retained velocity of the 300 lb (140 kg) shell would enable it to
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Several hundred
Parrott gun tubes remain today, many adorning battlefield parks, county courthouses, and museums. The gun tubes made by Parrott's foundry are identifiable by the letters WPF (West Point Foundry), along with a date stamp between 1860 and 1889, found on the front face of the gun tube.
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or the city of
Charleston would be shelled. When the positions were not evacuated within a few hours, Gillmore ordered the Parrott rifle to fire on the city. Between August 22 and August 23, the Swamp Angel fired on the city 36 times (the gun burst on the 36th round), using many incendiary shells
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designed this way, but the method of securing this band was the innovation that allowed the
Parrott to overcome the deficiencies of these earlier models. It was applied to the gun red-hot and then the gun was turned while pouring water down the muzzle, allowing the band to attach uniformly. By the
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penetrate 6 to 7 ft (180 to 210 cm) of brick (given the quality of the material back then). The Union soldiers knew Fort Sumter's brick walls averaged about 5 feet (150 cm) thick, and thus recognized the potential for such a cannon to help them succeed in taking back their Fort.
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Naval versions of the 20-, 30-, 60-, and 100-pounder
Parrotts were also used by the Union navy. The 100-pound naval Parrott could achieve a range of 6,900 yards (6,300 meters) at an elevation of 25 degrees, or fire an 80 lb (36 kg) shell 7,810 yards (7,140 m) at 30 degrees elevation.
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The breaching power of the 10-inch 300-pounder
Parrott rifled gun, now about to be used against the brick walls of Fort Sumter, will best be understood by comparing it with the ordinary 24-pounder siege gun, which was the largest gun used for breaching during the Italian
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was the largest field gun used during the war, with the barrel alone weighing over 1,800 pounds (820 kg). The smaller size was much more prevalent; it came in two bore sizes: 2.9 inches (74 mm) and 3.0 inches (76 mm).
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Although accurate, as well as being cheaper and easier to make than most rifled artillery guns, the
Parrott had a poor reputation for safety and they were shunned by many artillerists. At the end of 1862,
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A famous large 8-inch (200 mm) Parrott cannon, called the Swamp Angel, was used by federal
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batteries used only the 2.9 inches (74 mm). The M1863, with a 3.0 inches (76 mm)
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which caused little damage and few casualties. The battle was made more famous by
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1012:"Perils of Gunnery.; The Frequent Bursting of the Parrott Guns During Practice"
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After the war, a damaged Parrott rifle said to be the Swamp Angel was moved to
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James 24-pounder M1839, 32-pounder M1829 and 42-pounder M1841 rifled cannon
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Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
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Parrott 30-pounder, 100-pounder, 200-pounder and 300-pounder rifled cannon
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end of the Civil War, both sides were using this type of gun extensively.
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The larger sizes of Parrott rifles (100-pounder and up) were deployed in
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in 1898 as a stopgap; it was feared the Spanish fleet would bombard the
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1279:. Citing "The Confederate Ordnance Manual". Accessed January 21, 2008.
1259:. Citing Martin, David G. "Data File 023: Civil War Heavy Artillery".
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2129:(also known as James 6-pounder M1861 or 3.8-inch M1861 rifled cannon)
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1090:"The Big Gun: What the Three-Hundred Pound Parrott is Expected to Do"
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1059:. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office: 3778–3780. 1900.
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regarding the handling of the Civil War and the staffing of the
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1049:"Report of the Commission on the Conduct of the War with Spain"
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Parrott rifles were manufactured in different sizes, from the
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10 pdr. Parrott Rifle at the Civil War Artillery Compendium
1317:, College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1995
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Joslyn M1855, M1861, M1862, M1864, M1865 carbine and rifle
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Edwin Olmstead; Wayne E. Stark; Spencer C. Tucker (1997).
1296:. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.
1096:. August 14, 1863. Byline: From the Washington Republican.
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National Park Service: Gettysburg National Military Park.
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The Big Guns: Civil War Siege, Seacoast, and Naval Cannon
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80 lb (36 kg) or 100 lb (45 kg) shell
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80 lb (36 kg) or 100 lb (45 kg) shell
990:"Norfolk Naval Ship Yard: Civil War Guns in Trophy Park"
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50 lb (23 kg) or 60 lb (27 kg) shell
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an ultimatum to abandon heavily fortified positions at
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On August 21, 1863 Gillmore sent Confederate general
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8-inch M1841, 10-inch M1841 and 13-inch M1861 mortar
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James Hazlett, Edwin Olmstead, & M. Hume Parks,
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mirkwood.ucs.indiana.edu "Civil War Heavy Artillery"
802:"6.4" (100 pounder) Parrott Rifle / 7" Brooke Rifle"
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Artillery Hell: Employment of Artillery at Antietam
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1332:. Alexandria Bay, NY: Museum Restoration Service.
1111:Gate of Hell: Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863
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634:7,810 yd (7,140 m) at 30 degrees (80-lb)
608:7,810 yd (7,140 m) at 30 degrees (80-lb)
163:attempted to get the Parrott eliminated from the
99:Parrotts were manufactured with a combination of
1843:Spencer M1860, M1865 repeating carbine and rifle
1301:Cannons: An Introduction to Civil War Artillery
343:Parrot rifle in Freeport, New York, from U.S.S.
237:
200:from 1863 to 1900, when they were replaced by
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1031:. p.271. University of North Carolina Press.
1018:. April 20, 1889. Retrieved January 18, 2008.
8:
1517:Allen & Thurber M1837 revolver pepperbox
1469:M1850 army staff & field officer's sword
1310:, University of Delaware Press, Newark, 1983
1220:National Park Service: Artillery at Antietam
1172:"Pictures of the Swamp Angel at Cadwallader"
878:Gusley, Henry O.; Cotham, Edward T. (2006).
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1582:Deringer M1825 Philadelphia caplock pistol
1454:M1840 army noncommissioned officer's sword
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884:. University of Texas Press. p. 195.
881:The Southern Journey of a Civil War Marine
712:9,000 yd (8,200 m) at 30 degrees
686:8,000 yd (7,300 m) at 35 degrees
660:8,000 yd (7,300 m) at 35 degrees
619:6.4-in (100-lb) Naval Parrott (breechload)
582:7,400 yd (6,800 m) at 30 degrees
556:7,400 yd (6,800 m) at 30 degrees
530:6,700 yd (6,100 m) at 25 degrees
504:6,700 yd (6,100 m) at 25 degrees
478:4,400 yd (4,000 m) at 15 degrees
452:4,400 yd (4,000 m) at 15 degrees
400:5,000 yd (4,600 m) at 20 degrees
1670:Wesson and Leavitt M1850 Dragoon revolver
1627:Remington M1860 Elliot revolver pepperbox
1364:Full Profile of the 20 pdr. Parrott Rifle
1359:Full Profile of the 10 pdr. Parrott Rifle
739:Siege artillery in the American Civil War
734:Field artillery in the American Civil War
567:5.3-in (60-lb) Naval Parrott (breechload)
426:1,830 yd (1,670 m) at 5 degrees
189:, as part of a display commemorating the
1313:Johnson, Curt, and Richard C. Anderson,
1308:Field Artillery Weapons of the Civil War
1073:. Walker, Evans, and Cogswell Co, 1890.
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307:, where it rests as a memorial today at
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1532:Butterfield M1855 transitional revolver
1303:, Thomas Publications, Gettysburg, 1985
1277:The Encyclopedia of Civil War Artillery
1208:The Encyclopedia of Civil War Artillery
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347:, Adm Farragut's flagship in Mobile Bay
2154:Parrott 20-pounder M1861 rifled cannon
2149:Parrott 10-pounder M1861 rifled cannon
2106:12-pounder M1857 Napoleon field cannon
1122:. University of South Carolina Press.
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907:Historical Dictionary of the Civil War
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576:50-lb or 60 lb (27 kg) shell
278:11th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment
2003:Billinghurst Requa Battery volley gun
1722:Colt M1855 revolver carbine and rifle
1369:Profile and Photos of The Swamp Angel
754:Seacoast defense in the United States
323:A replica 10-pound Army Parrott rifle
7:
2126:James 14-pounder M1861 rifled cannon
1592:Harpers Ferry M1836 and M1842 pistol
1494:USMC noncommissioned officer's sword
88:, who developed a method for making
2139:Ordnance 3-inch M1861 rifled cannon
1642:Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 Army
1522:Allen & Wheelock M1861 revolver
1322:Arms and Equipment of the Civil War
2222:Whitworth 70-pounder rifled cannon
2169:Whitworth 12-pounder rifled cannon
2101:12-pounder M1841 mountain howitzer
1833:Sharps & Hankins M1862 carbine
1717:Charleville M1816 and M1822 musket
1587:Elgin M1838 cutlass caplock pistol
1233:"The Campaign of Chancellorsville"
1141:Collected Poems of Herman Melville
837:. Globe Pequit Press. p. 82.
335:), a 3.67-in (20-lb) Naval Parrott
25:
1646:Spiller & Burr M1861 revolver
1415:Weapons of the American Civil War
909:. Scarecrow Press. p. 1047.
1632:Savage-North M1861 Navy revolver
963:from the original on 23 May 2022
831:Pritchard, Jr., Russ A. (2003).
744:Civil War Defenses of Washington
68:The gun was invented by Captain
2336:Naval guns of the United States
2144:Ordnance 4.5-inch rifled cannon
1898:Springfield M1863 rifled musket
1893:Springfield M1861 rifled musket
1888:Springfield M1855 rifled musket
1707:Brunswick P1836 and P1841 rifle
1660:Volcanic M1855 repeating pistol
1379:Civil War Artillery Projectiles
1075:Digitized by Harvard University
933:. Retrieved January 18, 2008.
863:Curtis, George Ticknor (1873).
834:Civil War Weapons and Equipment
706:300 lb (140 kg) shell
703:26,900 lb (12,200 kg)
56:weapon used extensively in the
34:A 200-pounder Parrott rifle on
27:Muzzle loading artillery weapon
2068:Coehorn 5.82-inch M1841 mortar
1918:Wesson M1859 carbine and rifle
1913:Volcanic M1855 repeating rifle
1650:Starr M1858 and M1863 revolver
1292:United States War Department.
759:Contemporary rifled artillery
680:200 lb (91 kg) shell
677:16,500 lb (7,500 kg)
654:150 lb (68 kg) shell
651:16,500 lb (7,500 kg)
625:10,266 lb (4,657 kg)
472:19 lb (8.6 kg) shell
446:19 lb (8.6 kg) shell
420:10 lb (4.5 kg) shell
394:10 lb (4.5 kg) shell
204:forts and weapons. Along with
1:
1527:Beaumont–Adams M1862 revolver
1222:. Accessed January 18, 2008.
952:"The President at West Point"
599:9,727 lb (4,412 kg)
593:6.4-in (100-lb) Naval Parrott
573:5,242 lb (2,378 kg)
547:5,430 lb (2,460 kg)
524:29 lb (13 kg) shell
521:3,550 lb (1,610 kg)
498:29 lb (13 kg) shell
495:4,200 lb (1,900 kg)
463:3.67-in (20-lb) Naval Parrott
167:'s inventory, preferring the
2331:American Civil War artillery
2091:6-pounder M1841 field cannon
2011:Gatling I and II machine gun
1823:Richmond M1861 rifled musket
1537:Colt M1836 Paterson revolver
1374:The Civil War Artillery Page
1210:. Accessed January 18, 2008.
971:– via Newspapers.com.
541:5.3-in (60-lb) Naval Parrott
515:4.2-in (30-lb) Naval Parrott
437:3.67-in (20-lb) Army Parrott
1883:Springfield M1847 musketoon
1772:Henry M1860 repeating rifle
1737:Enfield P1853 rifled musket
1732:Deringer M1817 Common rifle
1727:Deringer M1814 Common rifle
1547:Colt M1848 Dragoon revolver
1474:M1852 naval officer's sword
1464:M1840 light artillery saber
1139:Vincent, Howard P. (1947).
959:. 26 June 1862. p. 8.
697:10-in (300-lb) Army Parrott
645:8-in (150-lb) Naval Parrott
527:3.25 lb (1.47 kg)
501:3.25 lb (1.47 kg)
489:4.2-in (30-lb) Army Parrott
469:1,795 lb (814 kg)
443:1,795 lb (814 kg)
411:3.0-in (10-lb) Army Parrott
385:2.9-in (10-lb) Army Parrott
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1789:Lorenz M1854 rifled musket
1637:Smith & Wesson Model 1
1572:Colt M1862 Police revolver
1552:Colt M1849 Pocket revolver
1542:Colt M1847 Walker revolver
1446:M1832 foot artillery sword
806:Historical Marker Database
671:8-in (200-lb) Army Parrott
374:Maximum range at elevation
274:Charleston, South Carolina
2116:32-pounder M1844 howitzer
2111:24-pounder M1841 howitzer
2096:12-pounder M1841 howitzer
1607:Lefaucheux M1858 revolver
1602:Lefaucheux M1854 revolver
1484:M1860 light cavalry saber
1108:Wise, Stephen R. (1994).
937:January 17, 2008, at the
700:156 in (400 cm)
674:146 in (370 cm)
648:146 in (370 cm)
622:138 in (350 cm)
596:138 in (350 cm)
570:111 in (280 cm)
544:111 in (280 cm)
518:102 in (260 cm)
492:126 in (320 cm)
417:890 lb (400 kg)
391:890 lb (400 kg)
331:Parrott gun No. 107 (USS
141:President Abraham Lincoln
2192:Bomford Columbiad cannon
1878:Springfield M1842 musket
1873:Springfield M1840 musket
1868:Springfield M1835 musket
1863:Springfield M1822 musket
1858:Springfield M1816 musket
1853:Springfield M1812 musket
1848:Springfield M1795 musket
1767:Harper Ferry M1803 rifle
1762:Hall-North M1843 carbine
1747:Fayetteville M1862 rifle
1622:Remington M1858 revolver
1577:Colt Root M1855 revolver
1567:Colt M1861 Navy revolver
1562:Colt M1860 Army revolver
1557:Colt M1851 Navy revolver
1235:. Yale University Press.
1053:Congressional Serial Set
931:"Big Guns at Gettysburg"
905:Jones, Terry L. (2002).
683:16 lb (7.3 kg)
657:16 lb (7.3 kg)
631:10 lb (4.5 kg)
605:10 lb (4.5 kg)
475:2 lb (0.91 kg)
466:81 in (210 cm)
449:2 lb (0.91 kg)
440:79 in (200 cm)
423:1 lb (0.45 kg)
414:74 in (190 cm)
397:1 lb (0.45 kg)
388:73 in (190 cm)
121:20-pounder Parrott rifle
117:10-pounder Parrott rifle
2351:Large-calibre artillery
2217:Rodman Columbiad cannon
1952:Double-barreled shotgun
1804:Mississippi M1841 rifle
1742:Enfield P1861 musketoon
1263:, No. 81, Jul/Aug. 1980
867:. Boston: Little Brown.
709:26 lb (12 kg)
579:6 lb (2.7 kg)
553:6 lb (2.7 kg)
276:. It was manned by the
1752:Gallager M1861 carbine
1712:Burnside M1855 carbine
1675:Whitney M1857 revolver
1655:Tranter M1856 revolver
1261:Strategy & Tactics
1257:The American Civil War
1231:Bigelow, John (1910).
1143:. Packard and Company.
1027:Hess, Earl J. (2005).
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315:Parrott rifles by size
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220:The 300-pound solution
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38:, South Carolina, 1865
2346:Hanover, Pennsylvania
2121:Blakely rifled cannon
2031:Vandenberg volley gun
1923:Whitworth P1857 rifle
1908:Tarpley M1863 carbine
1799:Merrill M1858 carbine
1794:Maynard M1851 carbine
1697:Augustin M1842 musket
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270:Quincy Adams Gillmore
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233:Washington Republican
187:Hanover, Pennsylvania
169:3-inch ordnance rifle
139:On June 23-24, 1862,
82:Cold Spring, New York
70:Robert Parker Parrott
33:
2197:Brooke rifled cannon
2164:Pate revolver cannon
2036:Williams machine gun
2021:Pate revolver cannon
1957:Hale rocket launcher
1818:Potzdam M1831 musket
1665:Walch M1859 revolver
1617:Moore M1864 revolver
1612:LeMat M1856 revolver
1512:Adams M1851 revolver
812:on 25 September 2015
353:Parrott Guns by Size
210:Spanish–American War
2285:Maynard tape primer
2007:Claxton machine gun
1903:Starr M1858 carbine
1838:Smith M1857 carbine
1702:Ballard M1861 rifle
1597:Kerr M1855 revolver
1459:M1840 cavalry saber
1450:M1833 dragoon saber
1273:"Projection Tables"
1204:Library of Congress
1161:, December 1, 1876.
355:
305:Trenton, New Jersey
285:P. G. T. Beauregard
165:Army of the Potomac
2026:Ripley machine gun
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