| Hampton Battery Equipment |
| Equipment Issued January 1st, 1862 Temporarily Equipped With Two - Six Pound Bronze Cannons Bore - 3.50 inch Weight 850 Lbs. Powder Charge - 1.25 Lbs. Range (5 - Degrees Elevation) 1,500 yards ********* Feb 1st, 1862 At Hagerstown, Maryland Equipped With Six - Model 1861 Parrott Rifle Bore Diameter 2.9 inch Tube Material Cast and Wrought Iron Tube Length 78 inches Tube Weight 890 Lbs. Power Charge - 1 Lb. Range (5 - Degrees Elevation) 2.000 yards The 10 - pounder Parrott used shell, spherical case, and cannister. Horses - 110 Battery Wagon - 1 Forge - 1 Harness, etc. Caissons and Limbers to pull them - 6 each, not mentioned at the time. |
| The accuracy of the information contained on this page is based on true facts but at times it is not totally made clear in our research. |
| Chancellorsville Battle April 30th to May 6th, 1863 After the battle the 1861 Parrotts was replaced with the 3 Inch Ordinance Rifle. Bore Diameter 3.0 inch Tube Material Wrought Iron Tube Length 73 inches Tube Weight 816 Lbs. Powder Charge 1 Lb. Range (5 - Degrees Elevation) 1,835 yards The 3 - inch Ordinance used Hotchkiss or Schenkel shells and cannister. |
| Gettysburg Battle July 1st to July 3rd Hampton's Battery and Thompson's Battery arrives with 6 - 3 inch Ordinance Rifles. |
| Fall of 1864 Two Batteries were separated and Hampton's Battery F was remounted and equipped with 3 inch Rifled Guns. Most likely the 3 inch Ordinance Rifle. |
| Parrott Rifle, Model 1861 |
| 3 - Inch Ordinance Rifle |
| Limber and Caisson |
| Traveling Forage |
| Battery Wagon |
