The pride of the Confederate artillery
Subtitle: the Washington Artillery in the Army of Tennessee
By: Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr.
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press; LSU Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Baton Rouge
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780807121870
Subjects: Confederate States of America. Army. Washington Artillery Battalion (New Orleans, La.). Company, 5th -- History.; Confederate States of America. Army of Tennessee -- Artillery.; New Orleans (La.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Artillery operations, Confederate.
Description: In The Pride of the Confederate Artillery, Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr., illustrates the significance of the unit and, for the first time, positions this pivotal group in its rightful place in history.

The Fifth Company, Washington Artillery of New Orleans, fought with the Army of Tennessee from Shiloh to Chickamauga, from Perryville to Mobile, and from Atlanta to Jackson, Mississippi. Slocomb's Battery, as it was also known, won repeated praise from every commander of that army. Although it sustained high losses, the company was recognized for its bold, tenacious fighting and was considered the Army of Tennessee's finest close-combat battery.

The Pride of the Confederate Artillery is the compelling story of four hundred men, their organization and service, their victories and defeats in over forty battles.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-369) and index.
Table of contents: title: Try us; title: For God's sake, boys, hurry up; title: Passionately fond of gunnery; title: The White Horse Battery; title: Doing some fancy practice; title: You shan't have any of my peanuts; title: Wickedest artillery duel I ever saw; title: Another bloody Sunday; title: Time to git; title: The Battle of Slocomb; title: Bees and wasps and hornets; title: Captain, haven't I done my duty?; title: Odd situation for a battery; title: Jonesboro; title: The price of immortality; title: Every man for himself; title: Drowned rats; title: Anxious to do and to dare; title: Epilogue; title: Appendix A : Roster of the Fifth Company; title: Appendix B : Songs of the Fifth Company