Southern Bronze by Glen Dedmondt
This is the history of the Palmetto Light Artillery. It is currently out of print, but Amazon will do a search for the title. Well written and highly recommended to anyone with an interest in this unit or Confederate artillery in general. Order This Book Now!
Field Artillery Weapons of the Civil War by James C Hazlett, Edwin Olmstead, M. Hume Parks / Hardcover 2nd edition / Published December 1988
This is the definitive reference for War Between the States era Artillery. If you were to buy only one reference for Field Artillery, this should be your choice. It has one chapter each on virtually every field piece used by both the Union and Confederacy, plus imports and experimentals. Even a chapter on limbers, carriages, etc. It is definitely worth the price. Order This Book Now!
Instruction for Field Artillery to Which Is Added the Evolutions of Batteries by French, Barry, "&" Hunt / Hardcover / (reprint) Published 1996
This was the standard drill manual for the Union Artillery, and until R. Snowden Andrews cribbed it for the Confederacy, it was their manual as well. Details of hundreds of manuevers, charts, and diagrams. Order This Book Now!
The Long Arm of Lee or the History of the Artillery of the Army of Northern Virginia : Bull Run to Fredericksburg Vol 1 by Jennings Cropper Wise, et al / Paperback / Published 1991 Order This Book Now!
The Long Arm of Lee or the History of the Artillery of the Army of Northern Virginia : Chancellorsville to Appomattox Vol 2 by Jennings Cropper Wise, et al / Paperback / Published 1991 Order This Book Now!
Four Years Under Marse Robert by Robert Stiles / Paperback Reprint edition /September 1995
An outstanding memoir of an Artillery commander from the Army of Northern Virginia. Plenty of anecdotes and a writing style which holds your interest from the beginning make this a book well worth owning. Order This Book Now!
Four Years in the Confederate Artillery : The Diary of Private Henry Robinson Berkeley (Virginia Historical Society Documents, Vol 2) Henry Robinson Berkeley / Paperback / Published 1991
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Berkeley was in a unit stationed near his home in Virginia and the book is filled with anecdotes about the day-to-day life of the men in this unit and what they did for amusement. Highly recommended for anyone interested in what went on between the battles. Order This Book Now!
Redlegs : The U.S. Artillery from the Civil War to the Spanish-American War, 1861-1898(G.I. Series, 11) J. Philip Langellier/ Paperback / Published 1998
The G.I. Series are essentially picture books, and this one is no exception. 8 colour pages and 110 black and white pictures of artillerymen, their uniforms, and their equipment fill this book. Order This Book Now!
Double Canister at Ten Yards : The Federal Artillery and the Repulse of Pickett's Charge by David Shultz / Paperback / Published 1997
This is a thin volume which may seem small for the price, but the information is good, and the subject isn't covered as well anywhere else. Perhaps a bit biased but good information in spite of that. Order This Book Now!
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