Directory of Artillery Resources

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This category is for general information on the artillery branch of service, and for specific unit information.

Resources in This Category

• A Primer on American Civil War Field Artillery

  http://www.willegal.net/iron_brigade/artillery.htm
  The history of artillery leading up to the war, and what types were used.

• Artillery in the Civil War

  http://www.goordnance.army.mil/history/Staff%20Ride/STAND%203%20ARTILLERY%20AND%20SMALL%20ARMS/ARTILLERY%20IN%20THE%20CIVIL%20WAR.pdf
  Information on ammunition and artillery organization, includes diagrams and photos.

• Battery D (Reilly's Battery) and 1st North Carolina Artillery Regiment

  http://www.reillysbattery.org/History/main.htm
  These pages review the history of two artillery units that were very active throughout the Civil War. This site is complete with maps, lists of engagements, unit histories, and rosters.

• Battlefields in Motion - Civil War Artillery - 10-inch Mortars

  http://moultrie.battlefieldsinmotion.com/Artillery-10inchMortars.html
  Discussion of the 10 inch mortars and their use on the attack on Ft. Sumter.

• Civil War Artillery

  http://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/civil-war/civil-war-artillery/
  Civil War mortars were the feared precision artillery weapon of the Victorian Age.

• Civil War Artillery - The Projectiles

  http://www.civilwarartillery.com/
  Hundreds of photographs of Civil War artillery projectiles, fuses, glossary of terms, and patents.

• Civil War Cannons

  http://www.civilwarcannonstech.com/
  Info about artillery, cannons, and other heavy guns used.

• Harrington Light Artillery

  http://www.freewebs.com/harringtonlightartillery/unithistory.htm
  History of unit during civil war.

• Scott's Battery Home Page

  http://www.angelfire.com/tn3/tenncompanyb/index.htm
  Information about Tennessee artillery troops of the Civil War.

 

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