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Johan
I've heard through the grapevine that for my for upcoming GB test they might ask several questions regarding artillery. In my reading there were primarily 3 artilery pieces at the burg - napoleons, parrots, ordinance rifles and 2 whitworths (csa). I'm guessing but I feel that they will throw up images of the various pieces and ask for recognition. Any good websites for study?
Doc C
Actually Doc no site needed. The 3" Rifle is the simplest w/ the cleanest lines. The Napoleon has the swell at the muzzle (except CS which look like a 3" on steroids. Parrot has the distinctive band around the breech and the Whitworth is pretty distinctive... I don't think I've ever seen a pic that doesn't show off the breech, even that said it's the slimest most dainty looking of the group.
As a note the CS also hauled about a dozen howitzers & 6 20 lb Parrott guns as well, I'm not certain what batteries they were w/ though. There were actually 4 Whitworth's one each w/ Dearing, Henry, Eshleman & Garnett's Battalions.
http://www.newulmtel.net/~municipal/battery/
http://www.cwartillery.org/artillery.html