Gun (bronze) --------------------------- 884 lbs
Type One Carriage (no wheels) ---------- 540 lbs
Two Wheels ----------------------------- 360 lbs
Limber Body (no wheels) ---------------- 335 lbs
Two Wheels ----------------------------- 360 lbs
Ammunition Chest (empty ---------------- 185 lbs
Ammunition ----------------------------- 381 lbs
Total Rolling Weight with Implements --- 3,185 lbs
Standard Ammunition Chest Load
(this could vary with type of conditions)
50 Fixed Rounds
25 Solid Shot
20 Case Shot
5 Canister
Range with Solid Shot and Standard Service Load of 1.25 lbs
0 elevation --------------- 320 yards
1 degree elevation -------- 675 yards
2 degrees elevation ------- 870 yards
3 degrees elevation ------- 1,140 yards
4 degrees elevation ------- 1,250 yards
5 degrees elevation ------- 1,525 yards
*From "The 1864 Field Artillery Tactics" United States War Department