Blast From the Past: Extra Artillery Reading for You

We hope that you’ve been enjoying our ongoing series exploring some of our writers’ favorite stories about artillery during the Civil War.

This isn’t the first time that Emerging Civil War has run a series on this topic. If you’re looking for some extra reading for the long holiday weekend, check out our posts from the 2018 series:

Artillery: An Introduction

Artillery: William Freret – From Folly to War to Success 

Artillery: Silent Cannons

Question of the Week: Favorite Artillery Commander?

Artillery: Alfred Mordecai, the Napoleon, and Changing Artillery

Artillery: General David Tillson

Artillery: Chickamauga – “The terrible roar of artillery…”

Artillery: Anchoring the Line at Stones River 

Artillery: More Resources…

Artillery: Off The Beaten Path At Gettysburg 

Artillery: Inventing Shrapnel 

Question of the Week: Where did artillery make a difference?

Artillery: “As Though An Earthquake”: The Guns of Malvern Hill

Artillery: Sticking to his guns – Lt. Charles Parsons at the Battle of Perryville

Artillery: What’s On The Series Header?

Artillery: Crossing a Ford

Artillery: “When A Shell Came Shrieking Over…”

Artillery: The Pulaski Light Artillery Battery’s Trial by Fire at Wilson’s Creek

Artillery: Finding An Artillery Manual

Question of the Week: Iconic cannons?

Artillery: Big Guns at Pulaski

Artillery: Primary Source – Practical Hints For Pointing

Artillery: Henry J. Hunt, Chief of Artillery for the Army of the Potomac

Artillery: Last Stand at Sailor’s Creek

Artillery: Old Garibaldi – A Most Unusual Cannon

ECW Weekender: The Historic Artillery Battery at Virginia Military Institute

Artillery: John Pelham – Artilleryman, Gallant Fool, Splendid Boy

Artillery: Parting Shot

 



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