Gun | Model | Metal | Bore | Weight | Projectile | Charge | Elevation | Range |
8" siege mortar | 1841 | Iron | 8" | 930 lbs. | shell | 1 lb. | 45 deg. | 1200 |
10" siege mortar | 1861 | Iron | 10" | 1000 lbs. | shell | 4 lbs. | 45 deg. | 2100 |
13" seacoast mortar | 1861 | Iron | 13" | 17120 lbs. | shell | 11 lbs. | 45 deg. | 4200 |
24 pdr. Coehorn mortar | n/a | Bronze | 5.82" | 164 lbs. | shell | 0.5 lbs. | 45 deg. | 1200 |
24 pdr. siege howitzer | 1844 | Iron | 5.82" | 1476 lbs. | shell | 2 lbs. | 5 deg. | 1322 |
8" siege howitzer | 1841 | Iron | 8" | 2614 lbs. | shell | 4 lbs. | 12-30' | 2280 |
8" seacoast howitzer | 1841 | Iron | 8" | 5740 lbs. | shell | 8 lbs. | 5 deg. | 1800 |
10" seacoast howitzer | 1841 | Iron | 10" | 9500 lbs. | shell | 12 lbs. | 5 deg. | 1650 |
8" columbiad | 1861 | Iron | 8" | 9240 lbs. | shell/shot | 15 lbs. | 27-30' | 4468/4812 |
15" columbiad | 1861 | Iron | 15" | 50000 lbs. | shell | 30 lbs. | 40 deg. | 5018 |
20" columbiad | 1864 | Iron | 20" | 115000 lbs. | shot | 200 lbs. | 25 deg. | 8000 |
100 pdr. parrott | 1861 | Iron | 6.4" | 9700 lbs. | shell | 10 lbs. | 25 deg. | 6820 |
200 pdr. parrott | 1861 | Iron | 8" | 16500 lbs. | shell | 16 lbs. | 35 deg. | 8000 |
300 pdr. parrott | 1862 | Iron | 10" | 26500 lbs. | shell | 26 lbs. | 13-30' | 9000 |
11" smoothbore Dahlgren | 1850s | Iron | 11" | 15700 lbs. | shell | 15 lbs. | 15 deg. | 3400 |
70 pdr. Whitworth muzzle loader | 1850s | Steel | 5" | 8580 lbs. | bolt | 13 lbs. | 10 deg. | 4000 |
Source: Martin, David G., "Data File 023: Civil War Heavy Artillery", Strategy & Tactics, No. 81, Jul/Aug. 1980 |
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