Gettysburg National Military Park, Civil War field guns.

Petersburg National Military Park, Civil War field and siege guns.

Shiloh National Military Park, Civil War field guns.

Vicksburg National Military Park, Civil War field and siege guns.

The National Park System is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and enjoyment of its people.

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 War Between the States]
[The Change into Modern Artillery]