Grape and Canister: The Story of the Field Artillery of the Army of the Potomac, 1861-1865
Washington, DC: Zenger Publishing Co., 1983. Reprint Edition. First Thus? Printing. 593, maps, endpaper maps, appendices, notes, index, DJ in plastic sleeve. Reprint of the edition originally published by Oxford University Press in New York, 1960. The author describes the different types of weapons used, and explains what the guns of the period could do. He traces the development of the concept of massed division attack and artillery corps battle support that began in the battles folowing Gettysburg. Condition: very good, good.
Keywords: Military History, Antietam, Army of the Potomac, Gettysburg, Bull Run, Civil War, Cold Harbor, Field Artillery, Seven Pines
ISBN: 0892011025
[Book #36411]
Price: $54.00