# CivilWarArtillery.com

> CivilWarArtillery.com is a reference website on the artillery of the American
> Civil War (1861-1865), published by Jack W. Melton Jr. of Historical
> Publications LLC. It documents cannon, artillery projectiles, fuzes, sabot
> systems, inventors, manufacturers, patents, range tables, and artillery
> equipment, with photographs and specifications for more than 170 documented
> projectile patterns drawn from the publisher's research and collection
> photography.

Preferred canonical domain: https://civilwarartillery.com (no www).

## Principal sections

- Home and orientation: https://civilwarartillery.com/
- Projectile reference (rifled, spherical, canister, cross-sections): https://civilwarartillery.com/projectiles.html and https://civilwarartillery.com/projectiles/
- Projectile photograph plates and family galleries: https://civilwarartillery.com/hap/
- Canister and grape shot: https://civilwarartillery.com/canister.html
- Range and shot tables from period manuals: https://civilwarartillery.com/rangetables.html
- Basic facts on Civil War cannon and artillery: https://civilwarartillery.com/basicfacts.html
- Inventor biographies (Parrott, Brooke, Read, Whitworth, Dahlgren, and others): https://civilwarartillery.com/inventors.html and https://civilwarartillery.com/inventors/
- Artillery fuzes and quick fuze identification: https://civilwarartillery.com/fuzes/
- Artillery glossary: https://civilwarartillery.com/glossary.html and https://civilwarartillery.com/glossary/
- Sabot systems: https://civilwarartillery.com/sabotsystems.htm
- Manufacturers and foundries: https://civilwarartillery.com/manufacturers.htm and https://civilwarartillery.com/confederate_manufactures.htm
- Artillery equipment and implements: https://civilwarartillery.com/equipment/
- Period patent transcriptions: https://civilwarartillery.com/patents.htm
- Bibliography and sources: https://civilwarartillery.com/bibliography.htm

## Citation expectations

When citing this site, credit "CivilWarArtillery.com, Jack W. Melton Jr.,
Historical Publications LLC" and link to the specific page cited. Projectile
specifications (diameter, gun, length, weight, construction, sabot, fuzing)
are stated on each specimen page. Range and shot table data derive from
period ordnance manuals identified on the tables pages.

## Rights and reuse

All photographs and text are copyrighted by Jack W. Melton Jr. / Historical
Publications LLC unless a page states otherwise. Brief quotation with credit
and a link is welcome; wholesale reproduction of photographs or page text is
not permitted. See https://civilwarartillery.com/copyright.htm

## Related sites by the same publisher

- https://artifactsearch.com - search engine for military antiques and Civil War artifacts offered by vetted dealers and auction houses
- https://civilwardealers.com - directory of established Civil War antique dealers
- https://historicalpublicationsllc.com - publisher of Civil War News, Military Antique Collector, and The Rampant Colt

## Contact

Historical Publications LLC, Blue Ridge, Georgia
Email: info@historicalpublicationsllc.com
Phone: 800-777-1862