Creator: Confederate Records (RG 9).

Collection Summary: Documents containing instructions for soldiers on how to properly load the Whitworth Patent Cartridge as well as instructions on the operation of the 8-inch Columbiad artillery piece. Also included, are a table of the ranges for the 12-pound Napoleon artillery piece and the 10-pound and 20-pound Parrot artillery pieces. 

Access Restrictions: None

Date(s): 1861,1863, n.d.

Volume: 0.25 Cubic Feet 

Finding Aid Created By: Colby Cox in August 2024 

Related Materials: TBD

Record Group History:  Records related to the Confederate government that are associated with the state of Mississippi. Most of the records are related to Mississippi’s involvement in the Civil War and the state’s roll within the Confederate Army.

Collection Inventory:
Box Content 

Box Number

Instructions for loading with the Whitworth Patent Cartridge: n.d.

29554

Instructions for operating the 8-inch Columbiad artillery piece: 1861

29554

Table of ranges for the 12-pound Napoleon and 10-pound and 20-pound Parrot guns: 1863

29554