Field artillery in the American Civil War refers to the artillery weapons, equipment, and practices used by the artillery branch to support infantry and cavalry forces in the field. It does not …

1 day ago · The Confederate artillery, nominally made up of 44 four-gun batteries, was actually organized into battalions of three batteries each, with the battalion operating in effect as a …

Dec 12, 2024 · This post is an overview of the major types and systems of heavy naval and seacoast artillery operated by the Confederate Army and Confederate Navy during the …

On the last day of Gettysburg, before thousands of Confederate troops advanced towards the Union line in a massive, classic infantry assault, General Lee ordered a massive artillery …

On the second day, when the Third Corps was broken at the Wheat Field and the Peach Orchard, it was the Artillery Reserve which stemmed the Confederates and held the line.

Confederate Chief of Artillery: Brig General William Pendleton Confederate artillery was also divided among the Corps with a smaller Artillery Reserve. The Southern forces also had 68...

Sep 20, 2022 · What could be seen from it was very little, and it probably was never the cause of any harm; but as it was only 2,500 yards from Confederate ground, the artillery were very …

After realizing from their shared experience of the futility of employing Mexican War field artillery tactics and organization in an era of rifled muskets and large armies, Union and Confederate …

Thus, in spite of an intensive 2-hour bombardment by 138 Confederate guns at the crisis of Gettysburg, as the gray-clad troops advanced across the field to close range, double canister …

Feb 24, 2011 · During the Civil War twenty-six batteries of field artillery organized in Texas for service in the Confederate Army. The batteries numbered from fifty to one hundred men, …