Small Arms At Gettysburg
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Small Arms At Gettysburg
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Author : Joseph G. Bilby
language : en
Publisher: Westholme Publishing
Release Date : 2008
Small Arms At Gettysburg written by Joseph G. Bilby and has been published by Westholme Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
The Effect of Soldiers' Weapons on the Turning Point of the Civil War The three-day battle of Gettysburg has probably been the subject of more books and articles than any other comparable event. Surprisingly, until this work, no one has analyzed the firearms and other individual soldier's weapons used at Gettysburg in any great detail. The battle was a watershed, with military weapons technologies representing the past, present, and future--sabers, smoothbores, rifles, and breechloaders--in action alongside each other, providing a unique opportunity to compare performance and use, as well as determining how particular weapons and their deployment affected the outcome and course of the battle. Small Arms at Gettysburg: Infantry and Cavalry Weapons in America's Greatest Battle covers all of the individual soldier's weapons--muskets, rifle-muskets, carbines, repeaters, sharpshooter arms, revolvers, and swords--providing a detailed examination of their history and development, technology, capabilities, and use on the field at Gettysburg. Here we learn that the smoothbore musket, although beloved by some who carried it, sang its swan song, the rifle-musket began to come into its own, and the repeating rifle, although tactically mishandled, gave a glimpse of future promise. This is the story of the weapons and men who carried them into battle during three days in July 1863.
Ready Aim Fire
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Author : Dean S. Thomas
language : en
Publisher: Thomas Publications (PA)
Release Date : 1981
Ready Aim Fire written by Dean S. Thomas and has been published by Thomas Publications (PA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with History categories.
Information about the small arms ammunition used by the soldiers in the Battle of Gettysburg.
An Introduction To Civil War Small Arms
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Author : Earl J. Coates
language : en
Publisher: Thomas Publications (PA)
Release Date : 1990
An Introduction To Civil War Small Arms written by Earl J. Coates and has been published by Thomas Publications (PA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with History categories.
A Revolution In Arms
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Author : Joseph G. Bilby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-03-14
A Revolution In Arms written by Joseph G. Bilby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-14 with Firearms categories.
"Mr. Bilby takes us through Gettysburg, among other places, showing how the Spencer and Henry rifle played a decisive role." --The Wall Street Journal "A valuable study. . . . his research is balanced and thorough, his writing is lively and clear. . . . his approach gives the book broad appeal." --Journal of Military History "This is an outstanding book--accurate, judicious, highly readable." --North & South "A Revolution in Arms is written in such a good, readable way of a very important time in the history of firearms."--Rifle Magazine "Well written and researched. . . . certainly should be an addition to your library."--Civil War Times Historians often call the American Civil War the first modern war, pointing to the use of observation balloons, the telegraph, trains, mines, ironclad ships, and other innovations. Although recent scholarship has challenged some of these "firsts," the war did witness the introduction of the first repeating rifles. No other innovation of the turbulent 1860s would have a greater effect on the future of warfare. In A Revolution in Arms: A History of the First Repeating Rifles, historian Joseph G. Bilby unfolds the fascinating story of how two New England inventors, Benjamin Henry and Christopher Spencer, each combined generations of cartridge and rifle technology to develop reliable repeating rifles. In a stroke, the Henry rifle and Spencer rifle and carbine changed warfare forever, accelerating the abandonment of the formal battle line tactics of previous generations and when properly applied, repeating arms could alter the course of a battle. Although slow to enter service, the repeating rifle soon became a sought after weapon by both Union and Confederate troops. Oliver Winchester purchased the rights to the Henry and transformed it into "the gun that won the West." The Spencer, the most famous of all Civil War small arms, was the weapon of choice for Federal cavalrymen. The revolutionary technology represented by repeating arms used in the American Civil War, including self-contained metallic cartridges, large capacity magazines, and innovative cartridge feeding systems, was copied or adapted by arms manufacturers around the world, and these features remain with us today.
Civil War Guns
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Author : William Bennett Edwards
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
Civil War Guns written by William Bennett Edwards and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with categories.
The complete story of Federal and Confederate small arms : design, manufacture, identification, procurement, issue, employment, effectiveness, and postwar disposal.
Complete Guide To The American Civil War Battle Of Gettysburg Covering Troops Biographical Sketches Of Leaders Weaponry Small Arms 150th Anniversary Strategic Setting Operational Art Legacy
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Author : Department of Defense
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-10-29
Complete Guide To The American Civil War Battle Of Gettysburg Covering Troops Biographical Sketches Of Leaders Weaponry Small Arms 150th Anniversary Strategic Setting Operational Art Legacy written by Department of Defense and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-29 with categories.
Here is the full story of Battle of Gettysburg, one of the most crucial battles of the Civil War occurring at a time when the fate of the nation literally hung in the balance. 2013 marked the 150th anniversary of this historic victory by Union forces. The Union "Army of the Potomac", long the nemesis of Lee's army in Virginia, met the Confederate invasion at the Pennsylvania crossroads town of Gettysburg. Under the command of Major General George Gordon Meade, the Union army fought with a desperation not always seen before on other battlefields. Despite initial Confederate success, the battle turned against Lee on July 3rd, and with few options remaining to him, the general ordered his army back to Virginia. The Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg resulted not only in Lee's retreat to Virginia but an end to the hopes of the Confederacy for independence. This major book compendium provides a unique overview of the battle, with coverage of all aspects of the battle, troops, biographical sketches of Union and Confederate leaders, descriptions of weaponry and small arms, a full reproduction of the new history of the battle from the Army Center of Military History, and the Army's Gettysburg Staff Ride Briefing book. Briefing book contents include: Order of Battle - Army of the Potomac, Order of Battle - Army of Northern Virginia, Casualties, Organization, Logistics, Small Arms, Artillery, Tactics, Gettysburg weather reports, Selected Biographical Sketches of Union Leaders, Lincoln, Stanton, Halleck, Meade, Chamberlain, Hancock, Howard, Reynolds, Sedgwick, Sickles, Slocum, Sykes, Selected Biographical Sketches of Confederate Leaders, Davis, Lee, Ewell, Hill, A. P., Longstreet, Pickett, Stuart, Chronology of Events of the Civil War - 1863, Chamberlain and the 20th Maine at Little Round Top, Selected reports and cables. The battle brought devastation to the residents of Gettysburg. Every farm field or garden was a graveyard. Churches, public buildings and even private homes were hospitals, filled with wounded soldiers. The Union medical staff that remained were strained to treat so many wounded scattered about the county. To meet the demand, Camp Letterman General Hospital was established east of Gettysburg where all of the wounded were eventually taken to before transport to permanent hospitals in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington. Union surgeons worked with members of the U.S Sanitary Commission and Christian Commission to treat and care for the over 20,000 injured Union and Confederate soldiers that passed through the hospital's wards, housed under large tents. By January 1864, the last patients were gone as were the surgeons, guards, nurses, tents and cookhouses. Only a temporary cemetery on the hillside remained as a testament to the courageous battle to save lives that took place at Camp Letterman.
Civil War Weapons
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Author : Carroll B. Colby
language : en
Publisher: Cliffs Notes
Release Date : 1962
Civil War Weapons written by Carroll B. Colby and has been published by Cliffs Notes this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with Law categories.
Text and photographs combine to give a detailed description of Civil War weapons.
Round Ball To Rimfire Federal Pistols Revolvers Miscellaneous Essays
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Author : Dean S. Thomas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Round Ball To Rimfire Federal Pistols Revolvers Miscellaneous Essays written by Dean S. Thomas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Ammunition categories.
Arming The Union
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Author : Carl L. Davis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Arming The Union written by Carl L. Davis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with History categories.
Chancellorsville Staff Ride Briefing Book Illustrated Edition
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Author : Ted Ballard
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2014-08-15
Chancellorsville Staff Ride Briefing Book Illustrated Edition written by Ted Ballard and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-15 with History categories.
Contains more than 20 maps, diagrams and illustrations Although "Fighting Joe" Hooker skillfully executes a well-conceived plan and out-flanks his adversary, months of offensive planning are shelved as he suddenly orders his army on the defensive. Lee seizes the initiative and achieves what has often been called his most brilliant victory. How could this happen when Hooker's army outnumbers that of Lee 2 to 1 and is far superior in artillery and logistics? Answers to these and other questions concerning leadership, communications, use of terrain, and the psychology of men in battle, are often found by personal reconnaissance of the battlefield. This book offers a staff ride briefing of Chancellorsville. Since 1906 staff rides have been used to in the education of U.S. Army officers to narrow the gap between peacetime training and war.
