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Widow Blakely (cannon)

Widow Blakely
Place of origin	England
Service history
In service	1863
Used by	Confederate States of America
Wars	American Civil War
Specifications
Mass	c.
Length
Caliber	c.
References

Widow Blakely was a large cannon used by Confederate forces during the Siege of Vicksburg in the American Civil War. The cannon's was named "Widow Blakely" because it was the only Blakely rifled gun used by the Confederate defenders of Vicksburg during the siege.

References

• Smith, Graham. Civil War Weapons. New York: Chartwell Books, Inc., 2011. ISBN 978-0-7858-2854-9.
• United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Historical marker about "Widow Blakely" rifled cannon at Vicksburg National Battlefield Park, as shown at [1] and shown in larger type at [2]. Retrieved September 2, 2023. Attribution: Public domain.
• "The Widow Blakely": 7.5-inch Blakely Rifle at Civil War Artillery [3] Retrieved September 2, 2023 relates the muzzle explosion, the cutting down of the barrel from 124 inches to about 100 inches, gives a link to "Actual reports from the Official Records listing 'The Widow Blakely'", and has additional photos of the gun.

Category:Individual cannons Category:Vicksburg campaign Category:History of Vicksburg, Mississippi Category:American Civil War artillery Category:Confederate States Army