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    Quote Originally Posted by David Dire View Post
    Mm, thought so. I believe that (or something very similar) was on the inside of the lid of the Caisson for Parrots?

    Nevertheless, thank you for the suggestion.
    Not just for the Parrotts. The military did it for every gun produced and used in field, siege, & garrison. And they are on the inside cover of every ammunition chest.

    1862 Ordnance Manual can be found at this link. The site allows for download to your computer. Download as a PDF. Save it to your favorite location. I also highly recommend putting the address in your browser's favorites.

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    Madison Light Artillery

    "… Monday morning was again thick and hazy, but when the sun was about an hour high the nest of sharpshooters in the tanyard announced their ability to see by opening a very lively fusillade. I happened to be nearby, & I at once determined to try & route them. But the building was so nestled in the hollow, & hidden by intervening low hills & trees, that only one gun, one of Moody’s 24 pr. howitzers, could even the peak of its roof be seen. But I knew that if I only skimmed the top of the low intervening hill the shell would curve downward & probably get low enough for the loop holes. The howitzer was on the south of the Plank Road & some 400 yards off. I got the line of the obnoxious corner of the roof & sighted in that line, & then fixed an elevation which I thought would just carry the shell over the low hill, aiming myself, & taking several minutes to get all exact. Then I ordered fire. Standing behind we could see the shell almost brush the grass, as it curved over the hill, & then we heard her strike & explode. At once there came a cheer from our picket line in front of the hill, & presently there came running up an exited fellow to tell us. He called out as he came – “That got ’em! That got ’em! You can hear them just a hollering & a groaning in there.”

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