1. ARTILLERY AND AMMUNITION OF THE CIVIL WAR
BY MIKE JIMINIAN

2. Napoleon Designed in 1853 The cannon was used in the North and South.
Safe, reliable, good killing power.
Brass smooth bore

3. Cannon ball Ammunition
Shot-smooth bore-round cannonball
Used to batter, destroy enemy cannons also to mow down columns of infantry
6 or 12 pound- kill 6 people at 820 yards

4. Parrot Smaller than the Napoleon Cast of iron Long range
Often exploded on soldiers because it was not stable.

5. Howitzer The North and the South had the howitzer
The cannon can shoot 1 mile away
It can be pulled by an animal

6. Canister Ammunition Canister were fired on charging troops.
They were tin cans filled with lead balls.
A canister could kill 10 soldiers or more.

7. How the North had the Advantage in Weaponry
The North had more factories to produce weapons(97%) and ammunition(93%)
The North had more fire power
They had 6 cannons grouped together/south had 4