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The Ridgeway Civil War
reference archive
Artillery shells, rockets (Federal)
This is a sampling of relics collected by Harry Ridgeway over the years. This archive record is for educational purposes only. Some of the relics listed may be on display at the Old Court House Civil War Museum, Winchester Virginia, some are no longer owned by the author. None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to the separate sales catalog for items that are currently offered.
This information is available for research purposes, pictures may be used by permission only.
All items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described.
All artillery items listed have been disarmed and rendered inert.
Any excavated relics have been recovered from private property with owners permission.
A1757
Hale rocket, 2.25 in.
This was the first military attempt at rocketry and not
surprisingly it was a total failure. The rockets were launched from a simple
launcher and used a solid fuel, heavy in sulfur. There also was no warhead, just
this light nose serving as a bolt. Weight and balance was not well understood so
the rocket tended to fly erratically and may have terrorized the launch crew
more than the enemy. Excellent intact example, some holes in the combustion
chamber, the yellow is sulfur compound remaining, now water damaged and inert.
Recovered: from Seven Pines, Va (1862 Peninsula campaign)
Diameter 2.25 inch
length 13.5 in.
Ref: D & G pg. 504
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