Field Artillery Weapons of the Civil War, revised edition

by James C. Hazlett, Edwin Olmstead, M. Hume Parks

This is a detailed survey, replete with photographs and diagrams, of the field artillery used by both sides in the Civil War. In paperback for the first time, the book provides technical descriptions of the artillery (bore, weight, range, etc.), ordnance purchases, and inspection reports. Appendixes provide information on surviving artillery pieces and their current locations in museums and national parks.
 

322 pages, Paperback

First published July 28, 2004