Fort Monroe, Va., 1860.
CONTENTS.
The pages refer to the sidenotes in the margin of the text.
| Page. | |||
| Preface, | [ 5] | ||
| General Table of Contents, | [ 7] | ||
| Part I., | Section | 1. On Artillery in General, | [ 9] |
| “ | “ | 2. On Guns, | [26] |
| “ | “ | 3. On Howitzers, | [28] |
| “ | “ | 4. On Columbiads, | [30] |
| “ | “ | 5. On Mortars, | [31] |
| “ | “ | 6. On Sea-coast Artillery, | [35] |
| “ | “ | 7. Siege Artillery, | [36] |
| “ | “ | 8. Field Guns and Field Batteries, | [40] |
| Part II. | “ | 1. Pointing Guns and Howitzers, | [51] |
| “ | “ | 2. Pointing Mortars, | [56] |
| Part III. | Charges, | [60] | |
| IV. | Ranges, | [63] | |
| V. | Ricochet, | [73] | |
| VI. | Recoil, | [77] | |
| VII. | Windage, | [80] | |
| VIII. | Gunpowder, | [83] | |
| IX. | Projectiles, | [90] | |
| X. | Laboratory Stores, | [109] | |
| XI. | Platforms, | [118] | |
| XII. | Artillery Carriages and Machines, | [123] | |
| XIII. | Practical Gunnery, | [147] | |
| XIV. | Miscellaneous, | [151] | |
| Appendix—Rifle Cannon, | [163] | ||
| Index, | [169] | ||
THE HAND-BOOK OF
ARTILLERY.
PART I. SECTION I.
ARTILLERY IN GENERAL.
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1. What is understood by the term Artillery?
Heavy fire-arms of every description.
2. How many kinds of Artillery are employed in the land service of the United States?