American Civil War Artillery 1861–65 Field and Heavy Artillery

by Katcher, Philip; Bryan, Tony

• ISBN13: 9781841764511
• ISBN10: 1841764515
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-25
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Author Biography

Philip Katcher lives and works in Pennsylvania USA Tony Bryan is a freelance illustrator of many years experience after initially qualifying in Engineering and working for a number of years in Military Research and Development. Tony has a keen interest in military hardware - armor, small arms, aircraft and ships

Table of Contents

Field Artillery
Introduction	p. 7
Organization of the U.S. Army Field Artillery	p. 10
Organization of Confederate Field Artillery	p. 13
Equipment	p. 15
Ammunition	p. 16
Fuses	p. 18
The M1857 Napoleon	p. 20
The 10- and 20-PDR. Parrott Rifle	p. 22
The 3-IN. Ordnance Rifle	p. 37
The M1841 12-PDR. Howitzer	p. 38
The Mountain Howitzer	p. 40
The Dahlgren Boat Howitzer	p. 41
Wiard Field Artillery	p. 42
The Whitworth Gun	p. 44
Conclusion	p. 46
Glossary	p. 47
Select Bibliography	p. 48
The Plates	p. 49
Heavy Artillery
Introduction	p. 53
Columbiads	p. 55
Howitzers	p. 62
Rifled Guns	p. 63
Parrott Rifles	p. 64
Mortars	p. 66
Naval Guns	p. 68
British-Made Guns	p. 72
Ammunition	p. 84
Heavy Artillery Usage	p. 87
U.S. Army Organization	p. 90
C.S. Organization	p. 92
Conclusion	p. 93
Select Bibliography	p. 93
The Plates	p. 94
Index	p. 98
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