No. 1 is a 3.67 inch steel Wiard rifle. It is located in Jones Field at the marker for Thompson's Battery (Marker 126).
No. 2 This weapon is probably a Tredegar because of the trademark bevel on the front of the reinforce, the muzzle swell, and the oversized spherical cascabell. The overall length of 64" is shorter than the 73" of the Confederate 2.9 in (10 pdr) Parrot rifle. It is
not an unfinished rifle as the piece has a bore of roughly 3 ¾" making it much too wide to accept a standard 10 pd bolt. Pages 65-66 of Field Artillery Weapons of the Civil War mentions thirty-five Tredegar cannon of questionable characteristics of which this piece is probably one of. It is located at Tour Stop #4, Ruggles' Batteries, at marker #453, Trabue's Battery.
No. 3 is a real tough nut to crack. It has a typical ordnance rifle profile but has un unusual, squat cascabel. There are identifying numbers on the muzzle and right trunnion which do not help with figuring out what it is. It is believed to be a Confederate-made bronze 6-pounder, weighing 773 pounds. It is the last gun in the long line at Ruggles' batteries at the marker for Smith's Battery, #338.
No. 4 is actually two pieces of the same type, found at different locations. I mentioned these in a different post and that they are 3.8 in. James Rifles, Type 3. The first view is one of two pieces found at the intersection of the Eastern Corinth and Hamburg-Purdy Roads, Terrill's Battery #291. The other two images are of a single piece just inside the wood line on the west side of Sarah Bell's Cotton Field, Manns' Battery #172. These are steel guns and the three examples at the park are the only known survivors of this type. See Field Artillery Weapons of the Civil War, Revised Edition, pages 155-157, and the note on page 19.
No. 5 is again, actually two different weapons, though they are placed side by side on the Hamburg-Purdy Road at Robertson's Battery #391. Note the differences on the breech. They are both Wiard Rifles, one a 3.67 inch, the other a 2.6.
As Ole Miss pointed out I maintain an inventory of the pieces in the Shiloh collection. On April 6, as part of our Anniversary Hikes, I will be leading a walking tour down the length of the Ruggles line. This is the blurb from the park website -
"THE HOTTEST PLACE I EVER GOT INTO": THE ARTILLERY OF RUGGLES AND SHOUP
Meet at Tour Stop #4 - Ruggles' Battery
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Distance: 3/4 miles
Terrain: Easy
Beginning at the Corinth Road, this hike will follow the line of artillery gathered by Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles and Captain Francis A. Shoup to counter the Federal cannon in the Hornets' Nest. Join Park Ranger Tom Parson as he describes the creation of the line and its role in subduing the Union center. Along the way individual cannon will be pointed out, describing the type of weapon, when and where it was manufactured, and other points of interest. Shiloh has an exceptional collection of Confederate manufactured artillery and most of them will be seen on this hike.
Check out the other hikes at
https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=83B77A61-ECDE-3802-43D21AA10B48655B
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