Parrott rifle: Difference between revisions

By summer 1863, Union forces became frustrated by the heavily fortified Confederate position at [[Fort Sumter]], and brought to bear the {{convert|10|in|mm|adj=on}} Parrott, along with several smaller cannons. In all, two 80-pounder Whitworths, nine 100-pounder Parrotts, six 200-pounder Parrotts, and a 300-pounder Parrott<ref name="Johnson">Johnson, John. [https://archive.org/details/defensecharlest00johngoog/page/n135 <!-- pg=119 quote="10 inch" parrott. --> "The Defense of Charleston Harbor: Including Fort Sumpter and the Adjacent Islands, 1863-1865"]. Walker, Evans, and Cogswell Co, 1890. [https://archive.org/details/defensecharlest00johngoog <!-- quote="10 inch" parrott. --> Digitized by Harvard University], August 9, 2006.</ref> were deployed. It was widely believed in the north that a massive 10-ininch Parrott would finally break the previously impenetrable walls of the fort, which had become the symbol of stalwart steadfastness for the Confederacy.<ref name="NYT2">[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9902E0D71E3BE63BBC4C52DFBE668388679FDE "The Big Gun: What the Three-Hundred Pound Parrott is Expected to Do"]. ''The New York Times''. August 14, 1863. Byline: From the Washington Republican.</ref>