Model 1861 10-inch Siege Mortars

These Model 1861 10-inch siege mortars are the only known surviving cannons from Fort Macon's original armament. They were used in the fort from 1862 to 1902 and were similar to the mortars used by the Union Army against the fort during the 1862 bombardment. Each barrel weighed 1968 pounds, each gun carriage bed weighed 1830 pounds, the gunpowder charge was 4 pounds, the exploding shell weighed 88 pounds, the shell's bursting charge was 3 pounds, and the range was 2100 yards.

North Carolina · United States