Report on gun manufactured at the West Point Foundary in 1862 by Robert P. Parrott

TitleReport on gun manufactured at the West Point Foundary in 1862 by Robert P. Parrott

CreatorBrooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900

CollectionsThomas Benton Brooks Papers

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Descriptive InformationReport on gun manufactured at the West Point Foundary in 1862 by Robert P. Parrott, with blank spaces where information on weight, number of rounds fired, and distances fired would be filled in. States that several shells burst prematurely.

TranscriptionLegend; This gun was manufactured at the West Point Foundary 1862 by Robert P. 1. This gun was manufactured at the West Pt. Foundary 1862 by Robert P. Parrott Esq. 2. It weights _ pounds. Its projectile weighs _ pounds and is fired with a [????] of _ pounds of powder. It was first fired at Fort Sumter Aug. _ 1863. _ rounds were fired at Fort Sumter with a mean elevation of 13 degrees 35'. _ rounds were fired at Fort Wagner at a mean elevation of 5 degrees 20' the latter distance being _ yards. Total 398 rounds. In transporting the gun from the landing to the Left Batteries on Morris Isle. 500 men were employed five nights. 3. Several shells burst prematurely. The 28th round broke off 18 inches from the muzzle which did not effect the firing. The last round cracked the muzzle badly.

LocationsCharleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States(32.77657,-79.93092)

TopicsSouth Carolina--History
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Artillery operations
Fort Sumter National Monument (Agency : U.S.)

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