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A Cannon Used During The Civil War. Civil War Cannon summary: There were many types of cannons used in the the civil war, including the 6-pounder Gun, M1857 12-pounder Napoleon, 12-pounder Howitzer, 24-pounder Howitzer, 10-pounder Parrott rifle, 3-inch Ordnance Rifle, and the 20-pounder Parrott rifle.
Most Civil War artillery based, duplicated, improved, or adapted the ordnance of other nations. Between 1840 and 1860, John A. Dahlgren and Thomas Jackson Rodman improved the range and weight of shot used in cast guns, while Robert P. Parrott's rifled muzzle-loading gun outranged its smoothbore contemporaries.