Federal

Hotchkiss

 

DIAMETER:  4.1 inches
GUN: 30-pounder Parrott Rifle, 4.2-inch Caliber
LENGTH: 10 inches
WEIGHT: About 26 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Case-shot
SABOT: Lead ring
FUZING: Wooden fuze plug

This is probably a very early specimen as it has a wooden fuze plug.  The pictured specimen was recovered from Port Hudson, Louisiana.  A few specimens were recovered from Vicksburg, Mississippi.