. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . ^ ji .^:- ■V- r-v^-*;;;,^ i ^. IX MAGRUDER HATTERV. YORKTOWX INTERIOR OF FORT .JOILXrfOX, MORRIS ISLAXD troops as shell. These had a terrific effect, burstingat times into more than ■200 pieces. The view ofFort Johnson reveals both spherical solid shot andoblong shell. The latter are slightly hollowed outat the base, in order to secure a better distributionof the gases generated when the pieces were dis-charged. The stack of projectiles around thetwo 100-pounder Parrott guns in the lower viewof Fort Putnam are for thes
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . ^ ji .^:- ■V- r-v^-*;;;,^ i ^. IX MAGRUDER HATTERV. YORKTOWX INTERIOR OF FORT .JOILXrfOX, MORRIS ISLAXD troops as shell. These had a terrific effect, burstingat times into more than ■200 pieces. The view ofFort Johnson reveals both spherical solid shot andoblong shell. The latter are slightly hollowed outat the base, in order to secure a better distributionof the gases generated when the pieces were dis-charged. The stack of projectiles around thetwo 100-pounder Parrott guns in the lower viewof Fort Putnam are for these rifles. Their weightwas eighty-six pounds—although the guns wereknown as 100-pounders—and the powder chargewas ten pounds. The projectile for the 3-inchfield-gun on the top of the parapet weighed tenpounds, and the powder charge was one pound.
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