Many cannons were shot during the Civil War. The Civil War took place from 1861 to 1865, mostly on the eastern half of the United States, and 618,000 Americans died fighting for freedom. Cannons were used frequently targeting charging forces from a distance. It took alot of people and time to load a cannon ball into the cannon. Most cannon balls during this time were made out of steel, bronze, and iron and they weighed anywhere from 12 and 32 pounds. Naval and siege cannons, including Dahlgrens and Rodman smoothbores, were among the heaviest and most powerful, ranging up to 2,000 yards and the shells weighed from forty five to ninety pounds. The favorite artillery piece used and liked both by the union and confed. was the Napoleon. The reason being was they were very powerful, but at the same time light and portable. Overall cannons were he most deadly and powerful artillery used during this time.
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