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American Civil War Artillery 1861–65 (2)
Heavy Artillery
American Civil War Artillery 1861–65 (2)
Heavy Artillery
Description
Because of the length of the coastline of the United States, from the beginning American ordnance and engineers placed an emphasis on heavy artillery mounted in coastal defences.
The Union army organised its 'Heavy Artillery' into separate regiments, uniformed and equipped differently. While the Field Artillery was assigned across the fighting fronts Heavy Artillery units served the big guns in the forts and the defences of Washington. The Confederates did not differentiate types of artillery and those that became known as Heavy Artillery did so through informal association rather than formal designation.
This book details the development and usage of the big guns, alongside illustrations throughout.
Table of Contents
Heavy Artillery Usage
US Organisation
CS Organisation
The Columbiad
Howitzers
Mortars
Rifled Guns
Parrott Rifles
Naval Guns
British-made Guns
Ammunition
Heavy Artillery Usage
Conclusion
Product details
| Published | Jul 20 2012 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 48 |
| ISBN | 9781782000945 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 42 b/w; 7 col |
| Series | New Vanguard |
| Short code | NVG 40 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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