[FONT=&]During USA Civilian War in 1861-65 were used few types of antipersonnel, antivehicle and sea mines. Some of them are describing in book of Mark Croll “The history of landmines”, but not all. About sea mines could be write special book, because during this war were using a lot types of those mines.[/FONT] [FONT=&]
Mines, which are describing below, were using during siege on Fort Wagner in 1863. You can read and on Wikipedia about that during this siege used mines, but which exactly? I think my short article will help with information about it and will be interesting for BOCN.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]I`ve used Russian sources for this article. But aren`t Soviet sources. I`ve used special old (printed in 1867 and based on some original English speaking article from UK, but if somebody needs I`ll try to fined number and name) engineering magazines of Russian Imperia.[/FONT] [FONT=&]
Mines used for covering around artillery position.
[/FONT] [FONT=&]After captured of fort, northerners found more as 60 mines, which burred on glacis and ahead it, ahead sought front of Fort Wagner. Most numbers of mines found on small line ahead front of fort. [/FONT] [FONT=&]In total, southerners around Fort Wagner used three types of antipersonal mines. [/FONT] [FONT=&]
The first sample consists of 24-pound artillery grenade, in side of which install wooden cork (it has through longitudinal hole). Through this hole, in powder of grenade, installed thick tube, which has expansion on the end like ball. In this “ball” placed igniter powder. This grenade puts in cylindrical box made of tin and colored in black. On bottom of box placed wooden bar. Mine placed in ground (hole up) and igniter powder was on one line with ground. Small presser activated mine.[/FONT] [FONT=&]
The second sample consists of wooden barrel of 10 gallons, in the bottom and top lid of which installs floats made of oak and few fuzes (see picture).[/FONT] [FONT=&]
This mines were produced a large numbers.
[/FONT] [FONT=&]Fuze and details you can see on the picture.[/FONT] [FONT=&]Mine installed with wooden board: one side of board based on blasting cap and another on ground. Some mines instead of board used iron cap with three-pronged activator (I think like on USA pressure fuze M1A1).[/FONT] [FONT=&]
Pressure on wooden board (or one of pronged activator) gets down blasting cap and ignite powder activate and mine blow up.[/FONT] [FONT=&]
This mined disarmed very simple — drill small hole and through this hole put water and after little time mine was disarmed. In such of this method were disarmed about 30 mines. Although, in mines (body or fuze) were shooting sniper and powder after small time was wet or mine detonated. [/FONT] [FONT=&]
Mine produced by a small alterations of sea mines, which in large numbers placed in Charleston bay. In sea mine were five and more fuzes. This mine is dangerous and for person who placed it. On[/FONT][FONT=&]this[/FONT][FONT=&]mine[/FONT][FONT=&]blew[/FONT][FONT=&]up[/FONT][FONT=&]sank[/FONT][FONT=&]monitor[/FONT][FONT=&] “[/FONT][FONT=&]Patapsco[/FONT][FONT=&]”.
[/FONT] [FONT=&]The third sample of mine consists of 15-inches sea bombs, placed like and mines of first sample and supplied fuze like and the second mines. Found only three mines of third sample. [/FONT] [FONT=&]
First victim of mines was Cpl. of third regiment of black mans. It[/FONT][FONT=&]was[/FONT][FONT=&] 26 [/FONT][FONT=&]of[/FONT][FONT=&]August[/FONT][FONT=&]. [/FONT] [FONT=&]27 of August northerners found 8 mines. They were disarmed – grab by rope and throw to pit, where they detonated. [/FONT] [FONT=&]Northerners casualties was around no more 12 mans. In another source talks died 12 southerners, who placed this mines in ground. [/FONT]
Mines, which are describing below, were using during siege on Fort Wagner in 1863. You can read and on Wikipedia about that during this siege used mines, but which exactly? I think my short article will help with information about it and will be interesting for BOCN.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]I`ve used Russian sources for this article. But aren`t Soviet sources. I`ve used special old (printed in 1867 and based on some original English speaking article from UK, but if somebody needs I`ll try to fined number and name) engineering magazines of Russian Imperia.[/FONT] [FONT=&]
Mines used for covering around artillery position.
[/FONT] [FONT=&]After captured of fort, northerners found more as 60 mines, which burred on glacis and ahead it, ahead sought front of Fort Wagner. Most numbers of mines found on small line ahead front of fort. [/FONT] [FONT=&]In total, southerners around Fort Wagner used three types of antipersonal mines. [/FONT] [FONT=&]
The first sample consists of 24-pound artillery grenade, in side of which install wooden cork (it has through longitudinal hole). Through this hole, in powder of grenade, installed thick tube, which has expansion on the end like ball. In this “ball” placed igniter powder. This grenade puts in cylindrical box made of tin and colored in black. On bottom of box placed wooden bar. Mine placed in ground (hole up) and igniter powder was on one line with ground. Small presser activated mine.[/FONT] [FONT=&]
The second sample consists of wooden barrel of 10 gallons, in the bottom and top lid of which installs floats made of oak and few fuzes (see picture).[/FONT] [FONT=&]
This mines were produced a large numbers.
[/FONT] [FONT=&]Fuze and details you can see on the picture.[/FONT] [FONT=&]Mine installed with wooden board: one side of board based on blasting cap and another on ground. Some mines instead of board used iron cap with three-pronged activator (I think like on USA pressure fuze M1A1).[/FONT] [FONT=&]
Pressure on wooden board (or one of pronged activator) gets down blasting cap and ignite powder activate and mine blow up.[/FONT] [FONT=&]
This mined disarmed very simple — drill small hole and through this hole put water and after little time mine was disarmed. In such of this method were disarmed about 30 mines. Although, in mines (body or fuze) were shooting sniper and powder after small time was wet or mine detonated. [/FONT] [FONT=&]
Mine produced by a small alterations of sea mines, which in large numbers placed in Charleston bay. In sea mine were five and more fuzes. This mine is dangerous and for person who placed it. On[/FONT][FONT=&]this[/FONT][FONT=&]mine[/FONT][FONT=&]blew[/FONT][FONT=&]up[/FONT][FONT=&]sank[/FONT][FONT=&]monitor[/FONT][FONT=&] “[/FONT][FONT=&]Patapsco[/FONT][FONT=&]”.
[/FONT] [FONT=&]The third sample of mine consists of 15-inches sea bombs, placed like and mines of first sample and supplied fuze like and the second mines. Found only three mines of third sample. [/FONT] [FONT=&]
First victim of mines was Cpl. of third regiment of black mans. It[/FONT][FONT=&]was[/FONT][FONT=&] 26 [/FONT][FONT=&]of[/FONT][FONT=&]August[/FONT][FONT=&]. [/FONT] [FONT=&]27 of August northerners found 8 mines. They were disarmed – grab by rope and throw to pit, where they detonated. [/FONT] [FONT=&]Northerners casualties was around no more 12 mans. In another source talks died 12 southerners, who placed this mines in ground. [/FONT]
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