Artillery Employment At The Battle Of Gettysburg [Illustrated Edition]

By Major Mark R. Gilmore

Includes Civil War Map and Illustrations Pack - 224 battle plans, campaign maps and detailed analyses of actions spanning the entire period of hostilities.
This book is an historical analysis of the Union artillery at the Battle of Gettysburg. It examines the significance of the Union artillery’s contribution to the Federal victory. This study explores all aspects of the tactical employment of the Union artillery on the first and last days of the battle. A brief description of the evolution of artillery organization in the Army of the Potomac prior to the battle of Gettysburg is included. This is followed by the chronological presentation of the tactical employment of artillery during the battle. First its employment in the meeting engagement on 1 July is examined, followed by a study of its use on the final and decisive third day when Union forces fought a set-piece defensive battle. Among the conclusions arrived at during the course of this study are these: that the Army of the Potomac’s corps artillery brigades and army artillery reserve proved to be responsive and efficient organizations in fulfilling their fire support mission, and when coupled with the skillful use of artillery and aggressive leadership by the army’s Chief-of-Artillery, Brigadier-General Hunt, were crucial to the successful employment of the Union artillery forces. This study concludes that the Union artillery under the command of Brigadier General Henry Hunt had a decided and positive influence on the Federal victory by successfully employing its corps artillery brigades and army artillery reserve as part of a combined arms force.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Golden Springs Publishing
• Release date: Aug 15, 2014
• ISBN: 9781782893943

Major Mark R. Gilmore

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ARTILLERY EMPLOYMENT AT THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG

By

MARK R. GILMORE, MAJ, USA

B.S., Oregon State University, 1977

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS 4

ABSTRACT 13

LIST OF FIGURES 14

CHAPTER 1 — INTRODUCTION 15

CHAPTER 2 — GETTYSBURG - THE FIRST DAY 20

CHAPTER 3 — GETTYSBURG - THE THIRD DAY 35

CHAPTER 4 — ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSIONS 46

APPENDICES A — WEAPON RANGE DATA 51

APPENDIX B — BARRY’S PRINCIPLES OF ARTILLERY ORGANIZATION 52

APPENDIX C — SPECIAL ORDER NO. 129 54

APPENDIX D — UNION ARTILLERY AT GETTYSBURG 56

Artillery Reserve: Brigadier General Tyler 56

Corps Artillery Units: 57

Cavalry Corps: 59

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 61

REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 63

MAPS 64

I – CAMPAIGN AND BATTLE MAPS - 1861 64

Charleston Harbor, Bombardment of Fort Sumter – 12th & 13th April 1861 64

1st Bull Run Campaign – Theatre Overview July 1861 65

Bull Run – 21st July 1861 66

1st Bull Run Campaign – Situation 18th July 1861 67

1st Bull Run Campaign – Situation 21st July 1861 (Morning) 68

1st Bull Run Campaign - 21st July 1861 Actions 1-3 p.m. 69

1st Bull Run Campaign - 21st July 1861 Union Retreat 4 P.M. to Dusk 70

II – CAMPAIGN AND BATTLE MAPS - 1862 71

Battle of Mill Springs – 19th January 1862 (6-8.30 A.M.) Confederate Attacks 71

Battle of Mill Springs – 19th January 1862 (9 A.M.) Union Attacks 72

Forts Henry and Donelson – 6th to 16th February 1862 73

Battle of Fort Donelson – 14th February 1862 74

Battle of Fort Donelson – 15th February 1862 Morning 75

Battle of Fort Donelson – 15th February 1862 Morning 76

New Madrid and Island No. 10 – March 1862 77

Pea Ridge – 5th to 8th March 1862 78

First Battle of Kernstown – 23rd March 1862, 11 – 16:45 79

Shiloh (or Pittsburg Landing) - 6th & 7th April 1862 80

Battle of Shiloh – 6th April 1862 - Morning 81

Battle of Shiloh – 6th April 1862 – P.M. 82

Battle of Yorktown – 5th to 16th April 1862 83

Jackson’s Valley Campaign – 24th to 25th May 1862 - Actions 84

Williamsburg – 5th May 1862 85

Fair Oaks – 31st May to 1st June 1862 86

Battle of Seven Pines – 31st May 1862 87

Seven Days – 26th June to 2nd July 1862 88

Seven Days Battles – 25th June to 1st July 1862 - Overview 89

Seven Days Battles – 26th & 27th June 1862 90

Seven Days Battles – 30th June 1862 91

Seven Days Battles – 1st July 1862 92

Battle of Gaines Mill – 27th June 1862 2.30 P.M. Hill’s Attacks 93

Battle of Gaines Mill – 27th June 1862 3.30 P.M. Ewell’s Attacks 94

Battle of Gaines Mill – 27th June 1862 7 P.M. General Confederate Attacks 95

Pope’s Campaign - 24th August 1862 96

Pope’s Campaign - 28th August 1862 A.M. 97

Pope’s Campaign - 28th August 1862 6 P.M. 98

Second Battle of Bull Run – 28th August 1862 99

Second Battle of Bull Run – 29th August 1862 10 A.M. 100

Second Battle of Bull Run – 29th August 1862 12 P.M. 101

Second Battle of Bull Run – 29th August 1862 5 P.M. 102

Pope’s Campaign – 29th August 1862 Noon. 103

Second Battle of Bull Run – 30th August 1862 3 P.M. 104

Second Battle of Bull Run – 30th August 1862 4.30 P.M. 105

Second Battle of Bull Run – 30th August 1862 5 P.M. 106

Battle of Harpers Ferry – 15th September 1862 107

Antietam – 16th & 17th September 1862 108

Battle of Antietam – 17th September 1862 Overview 109

Battle of Antietam – 17th September 1862 6 A.M. 110

Battle of Antietam – 17th September 1862 7.30 A.M. 111

Battle of Antietam – 17th September 1862 9 A.M. 112

Battle of Antietam – 17th September 1862 10 A.M. 113

Iuka – 19th September 1862 114

Battle of Iuka – 19th September 1862 115

Corinth – 3rd & 4th October 1862 116

Second Battle of Corinth – 3rd October 1862 117

Second Battle of Corinth – 4th October 1862 118

Perryville – 8th October 1862 119

Battle of Perryville – 8th October 1862 – 2 P.M. 120

Battle of Perryville – 8th October 1862 – 3 P.M. 121

Battle of Perryville – 8th October 1862 – 3.45 P.M. 122

Battle of Perryville – 8th October 1862 – 4 P.M. 123

Battle of Perryville – 8th October 1862 – 4.15 P.M. 124

Battle of Perryville – 8th October 1862 – 5.45 P.M. 125

Fredericksburg – 13th December 1862 126

Battle of Fredericksburg – 13th December 1862 Overview 127

Battle of Fredericksburg – 13th December 1862 Sumner’s Assault 128

Battle of Fredericksburg – 13th December 1862 Hooker’s Assault 129

Battle of Chickasaw Bayou – 26th to 29th December 1862 130

Stone’s River – 31st December 1862 131

Battle of Stones River – 30th December 1862 132

Battle of Stones River – 31st December 1862 – 8.00 A.M. 133

Battle of Stones River – 31st December 1862 – 9.45 A.M. 134

Battle of Stones River – 31st December 1862 – 11.00 A.M. 135

III – CAMPAIGN AND BATTLE MAPS - 1863 136

Battle of Stones River – 2nd January 1863 – 4 P.M. 136

Battle of Stones River – 2nd January 1863 – 4 P.M. 137

Battle of Stones River – 2nd January 1863 – 4.45 P.M. 138

Chancellorsville Campaign (Hooker’s Plan) – April 1863 139

Battle of Chancellorsville – 1st May 1863 Actions 140

Battle of Chancellorsville – 2nd May 1863 Actions 141

Chancellorsville – 2nd May 1863 142

Chancellorsville – 3rd to 5th May 1863 143

Battle of Chancellorsville – 3rd May 1863 Actions 6 A.M. 144

Battle of Chancellorsville – 3rd May 1863 Actions 10 A.M. – 5 P.M. 145

Battle of Chancellorsville – 4th to 6th May 1863. 146

Battle of Brandy Station – 8th June 1863 147

Siege of Vicksburg – 25th May to 4th July 1863 148

Siege of Vicksburg – 19th May 1863 - Assaults 149

Siege of Vicksburg – 22nd May 1863 - Assaults 150

Gettysburg – 1st July 1863 151

Battle of Gettysburg – 1st July 1863 Overview 152

Battle of Gettysburg – 1st July 1863 7 A.M. 153

Battle of Gettysburg – 1st July 1863 10 A.M. 154

Battle of Gettysburg – 1st July 1863 10.45 A.M. 155

Battle of Gettysburg – 1st July 1863 11 A.M. 156

Battle of Gettysburg – 1st July 1863 12.30 P.M. 157

Battle of Gettysburg – 1st July 1863 2 P.M. 158

Gettysburg – 2nd to 4th July 1863 159

Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Lee’s Plan 160

Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Overview 161

Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Cemetary Ridge A.M. 162

Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Culp’s Hill – Initial Defence 163

Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Culp’s Hill – Evening attacks 164

Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Hood’s Assaults 165

Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Peach Orchard Initial Assaults 166

Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Peach Orchard and Cemetary Ridge 167

Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Wheatfield – Initial Assaults 168

Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Wheatfield – Second Phase 169

Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863