1841 Cannon

1841 Model Gun

•Fires 6 lb. projectiles

•Workhorse of Mexican War, but considered obsolete by Civil War

•Weight: 1,784 pounds

•Range: up to 1,523 yards

•Approximate number at Antietam:

Confederate: 45, Union: 0

 

Over 500 cannons participated in the Battle of Antietam, firing over 50,000 rounds of ammunition. The cannonade was so severe that Confederate artillery commander Colonel S.D. Lee described the battle as "artillery hell."

 

Antietam Battlefield-Sharpsburg Md

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