This issue includes the following articles:
Executive Document 99—Report on Parrott, Hotchkiss and Schenkl purchases by the War Department
A summary of selected wartime projectile purchases. By Jack Bell.
The Quest for “Long Tom”
A 30-pounder Parrott rifle captured and used by the Confederates. By James Burgess.
Fort Macon State Park gets an original 10-inch Columbiad cannon
Submerged in the ocean for over a century. A new life for a Columbiad. By Paul Branch.
Fort Caswell Documented 24-pounder breech sight
Rare breech sight with provenance. By Thomas Bailey.
History of Fort Caswell
North Carolina’s coastal defenses at Fort Caswell. By Lawrence E. Babits, Ph.D.
Ohio Civil War & Artillery Show
40th Annual Ohio Civil War & 25th Artillery Show in Mansfield, Ohio. By Teresa Drushel.
and much more!
