Aug 20, 2017 · How did the chain of command work within an artillery battery? Who made decisions about the type of round to fire, the distance to the target, the length of the fuse if …

Aug 25, 2012 · Just offhand, for field artllery I'd suggest Cole - Civil War Artillery at Gettysburg - pretty good discussion of all aspects. The "bible" is Hazlett, Olmstead, et al,. Field Artillery …

Apr 10, 2021 · My Osprey books arrived today. American Civil War Artillery, Volumes one and two. Excellent starter source and very helpful painting guide...except all guns look like Union …

Mar 18, 2016 · Hello everybody, lately I've gotten really interested in Civil War artillery, especially in the equipment and implements the gunners used (and the stuff associated with the artillery's …

Aug 11, 2011 · Note: Much of this is a compilation of material in Philip Cole's, Civil War Artillery at Gettysburg, a very useful reference. Reactions: USS ALASKA , John Hartwell , napoleon 12 …

Aug 20, 2008 · 1760 yards is a mile, so for the shell to travel 2000 yards in 2 seconds.. that's fairly quick for Civil War artillery is it not? Was that gun a breakthrough in artillery at the time? I don't …

Apr 1, 1999 · I've split off a new sub-forum from the Arms and Ammo Forum, and I've filled it with all the old threads about Civil War Cannons and Artillery. Enjoy! Reactions: jessgettysburg1863

Jan 6, 2013 · Artillery", or an infantry brigade commander; ranking from major to brigadier general respectively. The captain had command over as many as 170 men and 98 horses in a six gun …

May 12, 2010 · So, from the Civil War until the development of the Proximity Fuse during World War II, almost all artillery shells relied on "Time in Flight" fuses of one form or fashion-the …

Jul 30, 2018 · sources: Artillery battery, note at the beginning of the article on Battery A, 2nd U.S. Artillery, Civil War Trust video on Army Organization Sorry for the simplification but it makes it …