Civil War Artillery at Gettysburg
Civil War Artillery at Gettysburg
Colecraft Industries | 2006 | ISBN: 0977712508 | English | 321 Pages | PDF | 160 MB
Colecraft Industries | 2006 | ISBN: 0977712508 | English | 321 Pages | PDF | 160 MB
There were over 600 artillery pieces at Gettysburg. The guns were managed and operated by over 14,000 men. In three days over 50,000 rounds were fired. What impact did artillery have on this famous battle? How efficiently were the guns used? What were the strengths and weaknesses on each side? "Civil War Artillery At Gettysburg" answers these questions and many more. Using accessible descriptions, this work details the state of the art of this "long arm" as it existed at the time of the battle. It is an informative overview of field artillery in general while using the battle of Gettysburg to illustrate artillery technology. The work meticulously examines the forming of the respective artillery arms of the two armies; the organization; artillery technology; guns; equipment and animals constituting that arm; ammunition; artillery operations; the artillerymen and, finally, actions of the guns on July 2 and 3.