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The article discusses wounded U.S. Civil War veterans who carried ordnance in their bodies well after the conclusion of the war. The article also discusses bullets and ordnance that exited the bodies of veterans.

The article focuses on the use of canister and grapeshot as artillery projectiles during the American Civil War. Topics discussed include the ability of canister to defeat oncoming infantry formations, tendency of soldiers to use the term interchangeably, and the preference of some large garrison and ship-mounted cannon operators for the grapeshot.

The article discusses battles of New Orleans and mentions US Army major general Edward Pakenham and major general Andrew Jackson. Topics discussed include British campaign for New Orleans, military volunteers and militia. Other topics which includes military operations and cannon attack during the battles are also discussed.

The article reports that cannons discovered during a dredge of the Savannah River last year were believed to be relics of a previously dug-up Confederate gunship and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers now believes the cannon date from the Revolutionary War and belonged to British ships.

The article focuses on the invention of the Rodman Gun by Thomas Jackson Rodman during the American Civil War. Topics mentioned include Rodman's work on cannon-barrel design, the approval and adoption of the weapon by the U.S. Army, and Rodman's influence on the history of artillery propellants and gun design.

The article discusses the importance of cannons to the success of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and American foundries that cast the cannons used by the Continental Army. It examines the military leadership of Continental Army generals George Washington and Henry Knox in transporting cannons to Dorchester Heights in Boston, Massachusetts, to force British troops to withdraw from Boston, the capture of British cannons during the war, and foundries such as Hopewell Furnace, Springfield Arsenal, and Salisbury Works. INSET: Man-Stoppers.

The article discusses the history of several significant artillery pieces throughout history. It examines artillery weapons such as the bombard, the leather field gun developed by Swedish king Gustavus II Adolphus, the Canon-obusier de 12 introduced by French emperor Napoleon III, and the Rodman gun developed by U.S. Army captain Thomas J. Rodman. It also discusses the French M-1897 field gun, the German howitzer known as Big Bertha, and the World War II-era German 88 millimeter gun.

The article discusses an atomic artillery cannon developed by the U.S. Army during the mid-20th century. According to the article, the cannon, nicknamed "Atomic Annie," was tested at Camp Desert Rock in Nevada on May 25, 1953. The article discusses the threat of an invasion of western Europe by the Soviet Union during the early Cold War, describes the design of the atomic cannon, and discusses the role of designer Robert Schwartz in the development of the cannon and ammunition.

The article focuses on the deaths and harms caused by the unexploded ordnance. It presents the historical overview of the plantation of land mines and warheads in the several part of the world. It informs that land mines have killed 15,000 people in the U.S. and 20,000 people worldwide and also discusses the efforts taken by several private and government agencies for finding and eradication of the unexploded explosives.

The article focuses on the artillery collection belonging to Charlie Smithgall which includes more than seventy Howitzers, mortars, 3-inch ordnance rifles, Napoleons, Parrott Rifles and other various guns. Photographs of some of the notable pieces from his collection are presented featuring rifled canons, a Wiard Rifle, and the collection of tools he uses to keep his guns in working order.

The article provides information on Paris Guns used by Germans to bombard Paris, France during World War I. It says that British Major J. Maitland-Addison concluded that the gun was firing a 210 millimeter projectile 3 feet 8 inches long. It says that the artillery pieces resulted in 256 deaths and scared Parisians for a while.

The article focuses on vision and efforts of Josiah Gorgas served as an ordnance officer during the war with Mexico. It mentions U.S. Army until the secession crisis, then resigned his commission and took charge of the Confederate Ordnance Department and book "The Civil War Diary of General Josiah Gorgas" contains insights into the development of Confederate ordnance. It also mentions Gorgas moved southward with Jefferson Davis' party after the fall of Richmond.

This article presents information on the war campaign of Brigadier General John Pope who faced by daunting rebel fortification to cut a channel through flooded woodland that helped win the Battle of Island No. 10. on the Mississippi River. On March 3, 1862 Pope arrived outside New Madrid and pushed in the Rebel pickets but was not able to reduce Forts Thompson and Bankhead, which were further bolstered by the cannons of a Confederate gunboat fleet led by Commodore George N. Hollins. To gain additional competing firepower, Pope sent back to Cairo for heavy siege guns, in the meantime ordering a small expeditionary force to capture Point Pleasant, a village just below New Madrid on the west bank.

Presents an article on the combat experience of the Voloire, an elite mounted artillery regiment of the Italian army, during the World War II. Deployment of the regiment in the Russian front; Advance of the regiment into Stalino; First winter campaign in the Soviet Union.

The article reports on the safe disposal of an unexploded 12-pounder cannonball found near the 1864 Monocacy battlefield in Frederick County, Maryland by bomb technicians from the state's Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) in March 2021.

The article focuses on relics when disarmed, artillery shells and other war which can make addition to mantel and mentions that unexploded ordnance can kill several people across the world.

The article features the M-1 75mm pack howitzer, regarded as one of the more unsung weapons of the war. Due to its small size, it could go where the larger fieldpieces could not, like jungles and mountains. The weapon was developed by the Westervelt Board which the U.S. Army has convened to design better weapons for any future conflict.

Traces the history of the French 75 millimeter cannon that emerged in 1897. Capabilities and limitations of the cannon; Secrecy underlying its conception or development; Role played by the French 75 in World War II.

Chronicles the early use of the cannon during the Hundred Years War between England and France. Why the use of cannons were not mentioned by war chroniclers in the 1300s; Origin and inventor of the cannon; How the cannon changed the concept of war.

Traces the history of the German made MG42 machine gun used in world War II. Features of the machine gun; Predecessor of the MG42; Locking system used in the machine gun; Other countries that adopted its design.

A photograph is presented of U.S. soldiers operating a cannon at Fort Woodbury in Arlington, Virginia during the Civil War.

The article presents an evaluation of Fiery Fist, the German Panzerfaust antitank weapon.

A photograph of U.S. Army lieutenant Samuel K. Thompson and soldiers of the regiment the 54th United States Colored Troops (USCT) posing next to a garrison cannon during the U.S. Civil War is presented.

The article reports on the unexploded ordnance or military weapons from World War II washed onto Shelly Island in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Topics mentioned include the insights of Boone Vandzura, chief ranger at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, on the appearance of unexploded ordnance on the North Carolina beaches, the military debris littered in North Carolina, and the insights of Joseph Schwarzer, director of the North Carolina Maritime Museum, on the bomb found on Shelly Island.

The article discusses fundraising for the restoration of cannons that guarded Charleston Harbor, South Carolina during the U.S. Civil War.

The article discusses the journey of American military officers George B. McClellan, Alfred Mordecai, and Richard Delafield to observe the Crimean War in 1855. Topics of the article include European military powers, improvements in U.S. ordnance and cavalry, and McClellan's appointment as commander of the Union Army in 1861. The article also displays an image of the three men with a Russian officer.

The article provides news briefs related to U.S. history, historical sites, and museums as of June 1, 2013. The George W. Bush Presidential Museum and Library will open in Spring 2013. The U.S. National Park Service has repainted graffiti on Alcatraz Island, California, that was originally painted by Native Americans who occupied the island between 1969 and 1971. A historic cannon located in Central Park in New York City was found to still contain gunpowder and a cannonball.

The article informs the world wide distribution of unexploded explosives (UXO) and also informs the deaths caused by UXO in several parts of the world. It presents several accidents related to UXO including deaths in Croatia due to bombings by the forces of North Atlantic Treaty Organization, UXO explosions in Sudan and findings of land mines in Colombia.

The article offers news briefs related to relics in the U.S. in 2016 including the collection of Civil War artifacts received by the Manassas Museum, the move of two cannons to Cedar Mountain Battlefield and the disappearance of a plaster sculpture of the hand of former President Abraham Lincoln.

A photograph is presented of grapeshot round used in cannons during the American Revolutionary war.

The article reports on the ceremony held by the U.S. Navy to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the West Loch Disaster, a non-combat-related explosion that killed more than 160 men and wounded almost 400. It relates the cause of the disaster and the destruction it created at the harbor. The West Loch Disaster was followed by another disaster at Port Chicago naval base. These disasters prompted the U.S. Navy to make drastic changes in its procedures of handling ordnance.

A photograph of an engraved cannonball that came from the U.S. Civil War battlefield at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is presented.

The article presents a photograph of a cannon developed by U.S. ordnance specialist Thomas Rodman located in Fort Hamilton Park in Brooklyn, New York, and discusses the disdain felt for the mid-19th century vigilante movement, in which U.S. detective Lafayette Baker participated, by U.S. Army general William T. Sherman.

The article presents biography of James Henry Burton, an armorer. In 1855 Burton took his considerable skills across the Atlantic. Burton reached Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in the 1840s after serving an apprenticeship in Baltimore, Maryland. His seminal role in the evolution of armaments began at the ordnance center there. "Thomas K, Tate's From Under Iron Eyelids: The Biography of James Henry Burton, Armorer to Three Nations" is a splendidly researched biography that unveils Burton's life and times. It also highlights much about the techniques employed to cope with ordnance challenges in the middle of the 19th century. Biographer Tate evaluates the philosophic impact of Burton and like-minded men on American society and culture.

Provides information on wheel-lock firearms. Description of double-barreled cannon firing balls; Disadvantages of the firearm; Two outstanding collections of wheel locks; Reason the wheel lock was an outstanding success.

Focuses on firearms used by members of the Lewis and Clark expedition between 1804 and 1806. Gunsmith and blacksmith of the expedition; Information on Kentucky and Pennsylvania rifles; Obstacle to the identification of military weapons carried by the expedition; Features of military muskets made from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia; Description of the cannon mounted on a swivel on the bow of the Lewis and Clark keelboat.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article presenting the Revolutionary War cannon foundry map.

A letter to the editor in response to the article "Great Guns," published in a previous edition of the journal, is presented.

Provides information on `Mons Meg,' one of the bombards or cannons used by British sovereigns in the 14th century that survived the 20th century. Overview on the creation of the bombard; Description on the `Mons Meg'; Reason the cannon was seldom used.

Focuses on the tragedy which happened during the exhibition of firing of the `Peacemaker' cannon of the warship USS Princeeton on February 28, 1844. Gathering of President John Tyler, members of his cabinet and guests during the event; Description of Princeton; Preparations made for the event.

Features the Athens double-barreled cannon of 1862, which was forged at the Athens Steam Company. Description of the cannon; Information on the cannon's inventor John Gilleland, an Athens carpenter and cabinetmaker.

The article reports on the 10-inch, 13,000-pound Columbiad cannon, part of a 25-tube cargo on the schooner Philadelphia which sunk on February 28, 1877, brought to the surface 25 miles off the coast of Murrells Inlet in South Carolina from the Atlantic Ocean.

A letter to the editor in response to the article "The Swamp Angel by the Numbers," published in the October 2013 edition, is presented.

The article reports on the return of the three refurbished Civil War cannons to Doubleday Hill in Williamsport, Maryland which were removed in 2000 for protection from environmental damage.

The article presents information on a cannon fired during the battle at Kennesaw Mountain in 1862, that was found near the battlefield in Georgia, along with its carriage.

The article presents information on a 150-year-old Civil War cannonball found by a contractor while removing a tree stump at the Independence Square in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The article discusses the design and construction of the cannons used in wars of 18th century and also provides the brief historical overview of the development of the cannon "Napoleon"

The article reports on the discovery of ancient ordnance along the Eastern Seaboard in the U.S. including a submerged Parrott artillery shell in the Piscataqua River, a shell in a flowerbed in Charleston, South Carolina, and a cannonball in a garden in Richmond, Virginia.