Confederate 10 pound Read-Parrott shell

Object/Artifact

Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Confederate 10 pound Read-Parrott shell

Entry/Object ID

1074

Description

Confederate 10 pound Read-Parrott shell. Fuse plug still intact but powder has been removed. Bottom of shell is dented and pieces of the shell appear to have been broken off.

Acquisition

Accession

237

Source or Donor

Glymph, James

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1861 - circa 1865

Material

Metal