6 - pounder Field Gun

6 - pounder Field Gun (HMW6L)

Location: Andersonville, GA 31711 Macon County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 11.833', W 84° 7.779'

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With these guns, a few guards were able to control thousands of prisoners. Canister could cut a wide swath through a crowd.

Gun tube:
Bronze, 884 lbs.
Smoothbore, diameter 3.67 inches

Projectile:
Solid shot, Case shot, Canister

Range:
Solid shot 1,523 yds.
Case shot 1,200 yds.
Canister effective to 6oo yds.

(1) Solid shot - attached to wooden sabot with tin straps.

(2) Shell - complete fixed round. Cartridge bag tied to sabot. Paper bag in place.

(3) Case Shot - contained 4.5-ounce burster and 78 musket balls.

(4) Canister - contained 27 cast iron shot, average weight 0.43 pound in tin case, nailed to sabot
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HM NumberHMW6L
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Placed ByNational Park Service
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Date Added Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 7:49am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 770587 N 3565909
Decimal Degrees32.19721667, -84.12965000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 11.833', W 84° 7.779'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 11' 49.98" N, 84° 7' 46.74" W
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Area Code(s)229
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 87-93 Prison Site Rd, Andersonville GA 31711, US
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