The Artillery Service in the War of the Rebellion 1861-65

by Tidball, John C.; Kaplan, Lawrence M.

• ISBN13: 9781594161490
• ISBN10: 1594161496
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-10-28
• Publisher: Westholme Pub Llc

Summary

A Rediscovered History That Will Become Essential Reading for Civil War Studies The Artillery Service in the War of the Rebellion, 186165, is a comprehensive overview and analysis of the U.S. Army's field artillery service in the Civil War's principal battles, written by John C. Tidball, a distinguished artilleryman of the era. The overview, which appeared in the Journal of the Military Service Institutionfrom 1891 to 1893, and nearly impossible to find today, examines the Army of the Potomac, including the battles of Fair Oaks, Gaines's Mill, Mechanicsville, Malvern Hill, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg; the Army of the Tennessee, including the battles of Stones River and Chickamauga, and the Army of the Ohio's battle of Shiloh. Tidball, a decorated Civil War veteran and superintendent of artillery instruction for the army, expertly presents the war through an artilleryman's eyes in explaining the organization, equipping, and manning of the artillery service. His analysis highlights how the improper use of artillery, tying batteries down to relatively small infantry commands that diluted their firepower, seriously undermined the army's effectiveness until reforms produced independent artillery commands that could properly mass artillery fire in battle. The Artillery Service in the War of the Rebellion, edited by historian Lawrence M. Kaplan and presented here in one volume for the first time, includes additional material from an unpublished paper Tidball wrote in 1905 which contains further insights into the artillery service, as well as a general overview of the Petersburg campaign. A major new discovery in Civil War scholarship, The Artillery Service in the War of the Rebellioncontains essential information that will change earlier historical interpretations of key battles and will be essential reading for all those interested in the war or contemplating writing about it.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Artillery Organization, Material, and Personnel	p. 1
Peninsula Campaign	p. 21
Antietam	p. 59
Fredericksburg	p. 95
Chancellorsville	p. 113
Gettysburg	p. 155
Petersburg	p. 223
Stones River	p. 235
Chickamauga (First Day)	p. 269
Chickamauga (Second Day)	p. 301
Shiloh (First Day)	p. 341
Shiloh (Second Day)	p. 373
Comments	p. 385
Reports of Battles, Skirmishes, Marches, Etc.	p. 389
Artillery on the March	p. 391
Personal Armament of Batteries	p. 395
Appendix A	p. 398
Appendix B	p. 408
Index	p. 409
List of Maps
Battle of Seven Pines, or Fair Oaks	p. 31
Battle of Gaines Mill	p. 43
Battle of Malvern Hill	p. 53
Battle of Antietam	p. 65
Battle of Fredericksburg (1862)	p. 103
Battle of Chancellorsville	p. 121
Battle of Gettysburg (Day 1)	p. 167
Battle of Gettysburg (Day 2, afternoon)	p. 181
Battle of Gettysburg (Day 2, evening)	p. 191
Battle of Gettysburg (Day 3)	p. 205
Battle of Stones River	p. 247
Battle of Chickamauga	p. 281
Battle of Shiloh	p. 357
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