American Civil War Artillery 186165 (2): Heavy Artillery (Osprey New Vanguard #40)

Because of the length of the coastline of the United States, from the beginning American ordnance and engineers placed an emphasis on heavy artillery mounted in coastal defences. The Union army organised its 'Heavy Artillery' into separate regiments, uniformed and equipped differently. While the Field Artillery was assigned across the fighting fronts Heavy Artillery units served the big guns in the forts and the defences of Washington. The Confederates did not differentiate types of artillery and those that became known as Heavy Artillery did so through informal association rather than formal designation. This book details the development and usage of the big guns. Because of the length of the coastline of the United States, from the beginning American ordnance and engineers placed an emphasis on heavy artillery mounted in coastal defences. The Union army organised its'Heavy Artillery'into separate regiments, uniformed and equipped differently. While the Field Artillery was assigned across the fighting fronts Heavy Artillery units served the big guns in the forts and the defences of Washington. The Confederates did not differentiate types of artillery and those that became known as Heavy Artillery did so through informal association rather than formal designation. This book details the development and usage of the big guns. New Vanguard 38 and 40 are also available in a single volume special edition as'American Civil War Artillery 1861-65'. Cover......Page 1 Introduction......Page 5 Columbiads......Page 7 Howitzers......Page 14 Parrott Rifles......Page 16 Mortars......Page 18 British-made guns......Page 24 Ammunition......Page 36 Haevy artillery usage......Page 39 U.S. army organization......Page 42 C.S. organization......Page 44 Bibliography......Page 45 The plates......Page 46 Index......Page 50 Since heavy artillery made up the first line of defense of the United States, more attention was paid to it, and money spent on it, than on field artillery.