Download or read book The Mechanical Fuze and the Advance of Artillery in the Civil War written by Edward B. McCaul, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-06-21 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rifled artillery used during the Civil War created the need for a new and more reliable type of artillery fuze to light powder charges. This history explains how mechanically ignited fuzes were developed to improve accuracy, distance, and power of weaponry, and how the technical and manufacturing challenges of mating gunpowder and metal were met.