


Paperback
Published: 22nd June 2004
ISBN: 9780252072109
Number Of Pages: 324
This is a detailed survey, replete with photographs and diagrams, of the field artillery used by both sides in the Civil War. In paperback for the first time, the book provides technical descriptions of the artillery (bore, weight, range, etc.), ordnance purchases, and inspection reports. Appendixes provide information on surviving artillery pieces and their current locations in museums and national parks.
"The standard reference work on its subject: an important addition to any institutional or personal Civil War library and a significant contribution to knowledge." Civil War History "This masterful work on Civil War field artillery was written by a team of authors--a physician, a skilled mechanic, and a professional engineer, each a longtime student of the war. The book is at once informative, entertaining, and useful." Blue & Gray Magazine
List of Tables | p. 8 |
List of Appendixes | p. 10 |
Foreword | p. 13 |
Acknowledgments | p. 15 |
Introduction to the Second Edition | p. 17 |
Introduction to the First Edition | p. 21 |
Fundamentals | p. 23 |
Federal 6-pounder Guns and 3.67-inch Rifles, 1819-1862 | p. 30 |
Confederate 6-pounder Guns and 3-inch Rifles, 1861-1862 | p. 52 |
Federal 12-pounder Field Howitzers, 1834-1862 | p. 70 |
Confederate 12-pounder Field Howitzers, 1861-1862 | p. 78 |
Federal Napoleon Guns, 1857-1865 | p. 88 |
Confederate Napoleon Guns, 1861-1865 | p. 100 |
Parrott Rifles, 1861-1865 | p. 109 |
3-inch Ordnance Riflles | p. 120 |
False Napoleons and Gettysburg Replicas | p. 130 |
The Small Ones | p. 134 |
Boat Howitzers | p. 141 |
James Smoothbores and Rifles, 1861-1862 | p. 147 |
The Rare Ones | p. 158 |
Too Big for the Field | p. 173 |
British Rifled Cannon | p. 194 |
Carriages | p. 213 |
Conclusion | p. 220 |
Appendixes | p. 223 |
List of Short Titles for Sources | p. 302 |
Notes | p. 303 |
Glossary | p. 311 |
Bibliography | p. 315 |
Index | p. 319 |
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ISBN: 9780252072109
ISBN-10: 0252072103
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 324
Published: 22nd June 2004
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 28.58 x 21.59
x 2.54
Weight (kg): 0.84
Edition Number: 2
Edition Type: Revised