Artillery Hell: The Employment of Artillery at Antietam Volume 38

by Curt Johnson and Richard C. Anderson Jr.

Book Overview

September 17, 1862, at Antietam Creek was the bloodiest day of the Civil War, as both armies made heavy use of field artillery, the "long arm."

In Artillery Hell Curt Johnson and Richard C. Anderson, Jr., provide a detailed examination of the role of field artillery in the Battle of Antietam. Johnson sets the context with an overview of organizational problems on the eve of a great battle. Anderson's concise discussion of different...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890966230
• ISBN13: 9780890966235
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"