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Author | : Philip Katcher |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 2013-10-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472807138 |
In the heady days of the rush to arms in 1861, comparatively few Southern men volunteered for service in the artillery: most preferred the easily accessible glory of the infantry or cavalry. Yet those that did quickly earned the respect of their fellow soldiers, and a reputation for being able to "pull through deeper mud, ford deeper springs, shoot faster, swear louder ... than any other class of men in the service". Given that field artillery was invariably deployed in front of the troops that it was supporting, the artillerymen were exposed to a high level of enemy fire, and losses were significant. This title guides the reader through the life and experiences of the Confederate cannoneer where he came from; how he trained and lived; how he dressed, ate and was equipped; and how he fought.
Author | : Philip Katcher |
Publisher | : Osprey Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001-08-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781841763002 |
In the heady days of the rush to arms in 1861, comparatively few Southern men volunteered for service in the artillery: most preferred the easily accessible glory of the infantry or cavalry. Yet those that did, quickly earned the respect of their fellow soldiers, and a reputation for being able to "pull through deeper mud, ford deeper springs, shoot faster, swear louder ... than any other class of men in the service" during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Given that field artillery was invariably deployed in front of the troops that it was supporting, the artillerymen were exposed to a high level of enemy fire, and losses were significant. This title guides the reader through the life and experiences of the Confederate cannoneer - where he came from; how he trained and lived; how he dressed, ate and was equipped; and how he fought.
Author | : Philip Katcher |
Publisher | : Osprey Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001-08-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781841764511 |
Details the development and usage of artillery in the war-machine of both sides in the prosecution of the American Civil War--from the 'Heavy Artillery' mounted in coastal defenses to 'Field Artillery' used across the fighting fronts and the introduction of both the 12-pdr. Napoleon and rifled cannon.
Author | : Carlton McCarthy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2008-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781846775550 |
An artillery man's experience of the war between the states Carlton McCarthy, the author of this book, was a serving soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the great American Civil War. As a humble private soldier of the second company of the Richmond Howitzers, Cutshaw's Battalion of Artillery, he had an intimate experience of life on campaign and upon the battlefield from within the Second Corps of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. McCarthy has painted a fascinating portrait of his experience of war and army life taking the reader to the very heart of the everyday business of soldiering for the Southern states. Much detail will be found in these pages concerning the minutiae of camp and campaign in all its aspects. McCarthy gives a vivid account of the closing stages of the war, the collapse of the Confederacy and his return homeward immediately after the surrender and the difficulties of subsisting in its aftermath.
Author | : Philip Katcher |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 117 |
Release | : 2012-07-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 178200095X |
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. New Vanguard 38 and 40 are also available in a single volume special edition as 'American Civil War Artillery 1861-65'.
Author | : L. VanLoan Naisawald |
Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | : 872 |
Release | : 2015-11-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1786251329 |
Includes - 18 maps and 6 illustrations “The role of the field artillery in the Civil War is often overlooked in favor of the more romantic views of great cavalry commanders or infantrymen. But the reality was that without the field artillery, many of the decisive battles won by the Army of the Potomac most likely would have resulted in defeat and/or destruction. Grape and Canister, first published in 1960, has since become a classic and remains the definitive study of the field artillery of the Army of the Potomac.”-Print ed.
Author | : Jennings Cropper Wise |
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Release | : 1959 |
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Author | : Carlton McCarthy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 1882 |
Genre | : United States |
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Author | : George Little |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 73 |
Release | : 2019-12-20 |
Genre | : History |
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A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. by George Little is about Lumsden's Battery which assisted in the fight of the Confederate army during the Civil War. Excerpt: "At the close of the spring term of the Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, in May 1861, Judge Wm. S. Mudd announced from the bench that Mr. Harvey H. Cribbs would resign the office of Sheriff of the County to volunteer into the Army of the Confederate States and would place on the desk of the Clerk of the Court an agreement so to volunteer signed by himself, and invited all who wished to volunteer to come forward and sign the same agreement. Many of Tuscaloosa's young men signed the same day."
Author | : Robert Jones |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 2012-08-15 |
Genre | : Artillery |
ISBN | : 1300066644 |
"In 1861, it was a blast of artillery aimed at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor which started four years of the most horrendous period in American history. At 4:30 a.m. on the morning of April 12th, forty three Confederate cannons opened up on the fortress. Miraculously, no one on either side had been killed or seriously wounded - a battle conclusion with these results would rarely happen again. The Confederacy had to struggle to place artillery and ammunition in the field. The Union had on hand 4,167 pieces of artillery, of which only 163 were field guns. When the rebels took over Federal arsenals in the south, they acquired a considerable amount of heavy guns, but only 35 much needed field pieces. Most of the country's powder mills were located in the North, and little ammunition had been made in the South for some fifty years. Starting almost from scratch, the South built some remarkably efficient mills and arsenals to meet the demands. Those four short years reshaped the military in many ways - the tactics of the artillery and how it was utilized is still being studied today. The artillery seldom received the grandeur of the cavalry and infantry, but it was those lethal iron projectiles which softened up the enemy to allow the charges and attacks. Take a trip through time beginning with the infancy of artillery during the American Revolution until the final shots were fired at Appomattox. Most of the major battles are visited, along with some lesser engagements, and the role that the artillery played regarding their outcome. With over 500 photographs, (many previously unpublished), the reader will get a real feel what it was like to serve with the artillery during the Civil War."--Back cover.