Artillery 12-pounder canister shot

Titles: Artillery 12-pounder canister shot (Supplied title)

Description: Artillery shot-canister for a 12-pounder cannon. The canister has a wood sabot, iron dividing plate, and thirty-seven cast-iron grape shot. The grapeshot all have mold-seam lines, and some have sprue projections. The cylindrical canister has a soldered seam up one side and is nailed to the sabot, which is cut with two encircling grooves. A second plate inside the canister is loose. An iron disc divider is also present. The canister was donated by the wife of Captain Mortimer M. Wheeler, who served with the 5th Iowa Cavalry, Company E, during the Civil War.

Dates

• Not earlier than 1861 - Not later than 1865 (Civil War) (Use)

Creation

• used by: Wheeler, Mortimer M.
• about: United States, Army, Iowa Cavalry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865), Company E

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 6543.3.1-39

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 39 items

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 8 inches height (6543.3.1, canister)
• 4 1/4 inches diameter (6543.3.1, canister)
• 1 - 1 1/8 inches diameter (6543.3.2-38, grapeshot)
• 4 1/4 inches diameter (6543.3.39, plate)

Subjects

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