Title: Instruction for heavy artillery
Subtitle: prepared by a board of officers, for the use of the army of the United States.
Description: An excellent review of heavy artillery, siege guns, heavy mortars, sea coast mortars and Columbiads.  368 pages with numerous technical details and illustrations of mortars, carriages and associated materiel.  Ideal for a model maker or ordnance enthusiast. 1851
Subjects: United States, Artillery, mortars, columbiads, artillery tools, technical artillery drawings, artillery equipment, United States. Army, Drill and tactics
Time periods: Heavy artillery, mainly mortars, equipment, artillery mortar drill, mortar ranges, siege guns, 1851