American Civil War Artillery 1861-65
Subtitle: Field and Heavy Artillery (Special Editions (Military))
Contributors: Tony Bryan (Illustrator)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: August 25, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781841764511
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Weapons & equipment; c 1800 to c 1900; Military; History; History - Military / War; USA; Military - General; History / Military / United States; Military - United States
First sentence: ordered that all the 6-pdrs. in this force be sent back to foundries and recast as light 12-pounders. Army of Northern Virginia commander Robert E. Lee recommended that all his army's 6-pdrs. be melted down and made into 12-pdrs. in December, 1862.