6 - pounder Field Gun
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
Marker is on Cemetery Road north of Prison Site Road, on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
