Cannonball

Item Information

Title:
Cannonball
Description:
2" round cast-iron cannon ball, Civil War. Likley for a 2 inch bore field gun. Heavy cast-iron ball with a dark reddish-brown patina and a small patch of more textured pitting, possibly remnants of a casting sprue or an air-bubble formed during casting?
Date:
1860–1865
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
Cannonball
Location:
Arlington Historical Society
Collection (local):
Arlington Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Artillery (Troops)
Ammunition
Bullets
War
Cutter, Eliza Anne Whittemore
Cutter, Ephraim
Locke, Deborah
Civil War
Link to Item:
https://arlingtonhistorical.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/4938E744-F8DB-4234-864F-471816946920
Terms of Use:
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Identifier:
1913.3.2
4938E744-F8DB-4234-864F-471816946920