Record #:

9311

Author(s):

Graves, T. France

Abstract:

During the Civil War, cannonballs were often used and varied in size from three to twenty inches. The Torpedo Service, stationed in Cape Fear, sunk forty-three Union vessels using mines. Confederate land mines are sometimes still found today, although most have been found.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 47 Issue 10, Mar 1980, p26-28, il

Subject(s):

Projectiles; Submarine mines; Mines (Military explosives)