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ARTILLERY THROUGH THE AGES
A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America
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CONTENTS

THE ERA OF ARTILLERY

The Ancient Engines of War
Gunpowder Comes to Europe
The Bombards
Sixteenth Century Cannon
The Seventeenth Century and Gustavus Adolphus
The Eighteenth Century
United States Guns of the Early 1800's
Rifling
The Civil War
The Change into Modern Artillery

GUNPOWDER

Primers
Modern Use of Black Powder

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CANNON

The Early Smoothbore Cannon
Smoothbores of the Later Period
Garrison and Ship Guns
Siege Cannon
Field Cannon
Howitzers
Mortars
Petards

PROJECTILES

Solid Shot
Explosive Shells
Fuzes
Scatter Projectiles
Incendiaries and Chemical Projectiles
Fixed Ammunition
Rockets

TOOLS

THE PRACTICE OF GUNNERY

GLOSSARY

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

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(cover of 1985 edition)


Interpretive Series History No. 3
1955

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Douglas McKay, Secretary

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director


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Cover: French 12-pounder field gun (1700-1750)


Many of the types of cannon described in this booklet may be seen in areas of the National Park System throughout the country. Some parks with especially fine collections are:

CASTILLO DE SAN MARCOS NATIONAL MONUMENT, seventeenth and eighteenth century field and garrison guns.

CHICKAMAUGA AND CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, Civil War field and siege guns.

COLONIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, seventeenth and eighteenth century field and siege guns, eighteenth century naval guns.

FORT MCHENRY NATIONAL MONUMENT AND HISTORIC SHRINE, early nineteenth century field guns and Civil War garrison guns.

FORT PULASKI NATIONAL MONUMENT, Civil War garrison guns.

GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, Civil War field guns.

PETERSBURG NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD, Civil War field and siege guns.

SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, Civil War field guns.

VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, Civil War field and siege guns.




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