Hvy.Arty - Civil War Era Mortars - American Civil War Forums
Jun 29, 2022 · At the time of the Civil War, three sizes of siege and seacoast mortars were common and considered standard: the 8-inch, the 10-inch, and the 13-inch mortar. 8-inch and …
The 13 Inch Seacoast Mortar. - American Civil War Forums
Jul 24, 2012 · The Pattern 1861, 13 inch Seacoast Mortar at the Washington Arsenal. Photographs by Andrew J. Russell. Developed in an age of massive innovation in ordnance …
Mortars | Cannons / Artillery & Crew Served Weapons | American …
Aug 25, 2012 · The mortar is the fat ugly half-brother of the cannon. They were useful in the Civil War and were especially useful during sieges. Mortars ranged in size from a 6 pounder (3.67 …
The Dictator, a 13-inch Seacoast Mortar - American Civil War Forums
Feb 11, 2020 · The chosen mortar was cast at the Fort Pitt Foundry in 1862 by Mr. Charles Knapp, was a famous 13-inch Seacoast Mortar, and used for a short time in the summer and …
The Coehorn Mortar; were they effective weapons? - American …
Aug 25, 2012 · Some mortars were huge almost immobile monsters, however, the small Coehorn mortar weighted but 296 pounds and could be carried by four men. During the Civil War it took …
Why were Civil War mortars small, yet so massive? - American Civil …
Aug 25, 2012 · Some Civil War mortars were short but very massive. Was it truly necessary to have tubes that thick? Did the Army study just how thick a mortar needed to be?
Coehorn mortar? - American Civil War Forums
Mar 10, 2023 · Believe it was a small/light smoothbore mortar that fired a 24 or 12-pounder shell and was used by both sides in the war, especially during siege operations. (It was named after …
Wooden Mortars - American Civil War Forums
Jan 18, 2023 · During the siege of Vicksburg, Union soldiers were so desperate for siege equipment that they made their own mortars out of Sweet Gum Trees.
13in Mortar - "Dictator" at Petersburg - American Civil War Forums
Oct 14, 2013 · The massive Model 1861 13 inch Siege-Sea Coast Mortar. The gun tube itself weighs over 17,000 pounds and could fire a 13 inch, near 200 pound shell nearly 2.5 miles. …
12 pdr Coehorn Mortars | Cannons / Artillery & Crew Served …
May 12, 2018 · 12-pounder CS Coehorn Mortar Civil War Artillery Projectile Site. Photographs and descriptions of over 170 Civil War Artillery Projectiles.