Gauging the Caliber of 24 Pounders
Document 1800Fleming discusses, at length, the appropriate caliber for 24 pounders, noting that the French allow for windage in calibrating their pieces.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Fleming discusses, at length, the appropriate caliber for 24 pounders, noting that the French allow for windage in calibrating their pieces.
Date
12/13/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
West Point
Repository
Document number
1800121380001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Colonel Samuel Hodgdon
Major George Fleming
Intendant of Stores
General Stevens
French
Notable locations
Philadelphia
West Point
Governor's Island
Notable items
cannon shot
24 pounders
return
round shot
gage
gauge
ordnance
rust
wharf
windage