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... the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, with a British [[Joseph Whitworth|Whitworth]] target rifle causing administrative delays in the Union's attack, leading

...orth bullet''' was made to fit the grooves of the rifle mechanically. The Whitworth rifle was never adopted by the government, although it was used extensively

Joseph Needham suggests that the proto-[[Shell (projectile)|shells]] described in ...elopment of steel, jacketed cannon, by William George Armstrong and Joseph Whitworth. Nevertheless, carronades were used in the American Civil War.<ref>[http://