Civil War Heavy Explosive Ordnance is the definitive reference 
book on Union and Confederate large caliber artillery projectiles, 
torpedoes, and mines. Some of these projectiles are from the most 
famous battles of the Civil War, such as those at Fort Sumter, 
Charleston, Vicksburg, and Richmond. Others were fired from 
famous cannon, such as the "Swamp Angel" of Charleston and 
"Whistling Dick" of Vicksburg. And some were involved in 
torpedo attacks against major warships.

    Jack Bell covers more than 360 projectiles from public and 
private collections in smoothbore calibers of thirty-two-pounder 
and up, rifled projectiles of four-inch caliber and larger, and 
twenty-one Union and Confederate torpedoes and mines. Each data 
sheet shows multiple views of the projectile or torpedo (using more 
than one thousand photos) with data including diameter, weight, 
gun used to fire it, rarity index, and provenance. This 
comprehensive volume will be of great interest to Civil War 
historians, museum curators, field archaeologists, private 
collectors, dealers, and consultants on unexploded ordnance.

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JACK BELL first began collecting Civil War artillery projectiles at 
the age of ten with Tom Dickey. Over the years, Bell has visited 
almost every site where major Civil War battles were fought using 
heavy explosive ordnance. Bell and his wife, Virginia, live in 
Menlo Park, California, and Annapolis, Maryland.



What people are saying about this book

"This will become a required reference guide at every Civil War
site and related museum."—Wayne E. Stark, Civil War
artillery historian