Civil War Cannon Demonstration
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- Опубліковано 30 лис 2021
- On April 15, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation calling forth the state militias to suppress a rebellion, and men from Red Wing and the surrounding areas answered the call in droves. During the ensuing battles of the Civil War, they fought for their country with the tools of their time. Their history and sacrifice are important, and one group is helping to keep it alive. Join us as the Second Minnesota Battery of Light Artillery Reenactors demonstrates the firing of a Model 1861 10 Pounder Parrott Rifle, a cannon just like the soldiers from our area would have fired on those battle fields long ago.
Special Thanks to the Second Battery of Light Artillery Reenactors:
Bruce Arnoldy, Neil Bruce, John Cain, Ken Cunningham, Mike Cunningham, Daryl Duden, Bart Hoekstra, James Livingstone, Michael Ritchie, John Watkins and Ron Wendel
Hi, guys. I am the guy who contacted you some years ago, named the same as my ancestor who served in the 2nd and was wounded at Perryville. Good to see this demonstration video of the Parrot gun.
Awesome bunch!
This is excellent the drill in my unit is a bit different we call our actions and we sponge twice wet/dry
The drill you use is made up and dangerous.
The drill this group is using is also dangerous.
Awesome video
Glad you enjoyed it
Why didn't the corporal give a time for the fuse if they are firing shell at 1500 yards. I'm no expert but I'd say a 5-second fuse would be sufficient. It might also be helpful to know what exactly we're shooting at, infantry, artillery, calvary?
The command would be more correct if it sounded like -
Counter battery fire. Range 1500 yds. Load shell, 5 second fuse.
The length of fuse in seconds is detailed in a table of fire often displayed in the limber chest.
Does it really matter? They didn't actually fire a projectile.
@@panzerwolf494 accuracy and precision.
@@christopherweber9464 Again, how so, they fired nothing, they gave a demo for onlookers
Just wish they would have videoed this on a cloudy bright day rather than full sun. Very difficult to see the interesting details.
That morning was pretty bright and we were by a bunch of shaded areas so it was difficult to find a good balance in lighting settings. Overcast is usually preferred but worked best i could with what i had.
That is all fine but during battle I don't think u have time to do all that especially if u have enemy charging u
The men operating these guns in combat were also not 70 years old.
what is the rate of fire?
For these Old Guy's? That have medication schedules, high blood pressure, diabetes, etc.. 4 rounds an hour max. before a medical emergency. One of them probably died during filming and they just edited that out.
@@gramcharles5099 Hardy har har. You holdin' out on me? I bet you know how the answer question! 😉
The preferred rate of fire would be one round every minute. It could be quicker or slower depending upon what was needed.
@@danielkohli1542 thanks! I figured one shot every one or two minutes.
@@Joshuazx They could fire two to three times faster when pressed. These men are slow for demonstration purposes.
Yankees😂
Wrong drill
Lame, they should've had a half dozen limp noodles flop out of the barrel after that "phissst" noise it made that's supposed to represent it firing. The demo without powder would've been more professional ... and a lot less goofy.