Grape and canister
Subtitle: the story of the field artillery of the Army of the Potomac, 1861 to 1865
By: L. VanLoan Naisawald.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Mechanicsburg, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 494
Subjects: United States. Army of the Potomac; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Artillery operations; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories
Other titles: Grape & canister
Description: "The field artillery's story is a dramatic one, filled with individual heroes and bumbling commanders, with gallant stands and crushing victories. Military historian, VanLoan Naisawald, a former artillery officer ... re-creates the color and excitement of these battles, using the original battle histories and following specific battalions into the very heart of combat ... In describing the different types of weapons used and explaining the army's method of handling them, Mr. Naisawald ... shows what the guns of the period could do. He traces the development of the concept of massed division attack and artillery corps battles following Gettysburg and are still being used in modern tactical warfare. Out of the grape shot and canister shells that proved so effective for Northern troops during the Civil War evolved the fighting artillery of World War I and World War II"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-477) and index.