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Artillery Bilharz, Hall see Hodgkins Boyle & Gamble Virginia: Bayonets, knives and swords Carruth Armory Greenville, South Carolina: 1819 .69 caliber Flint Lock Smooth Bore Harpers/Ferry Style Muskets. over 3032 made in 1819, Many converted to percussion Cap for Civil War C. Chapman Nashville, Tennessee.54 caliber percussion muzzle-loading carbines
Fort Washington, located near the community of Fort Washington, Maryland, was for many decades the only defensive fort protecting Washington, D.C. The original fort, overlooking the Potomac River, was completed in 1809, and was begun as Fort Warburton, but renamed in 1808. [4]
The battery was organized Baltimore and Pikesville, Maryland August through September 1861 for a three-year enlistment under the command of Captain John W. Wolcott.. The battery was attached to Dix's Command, Baltimore, Maryland, to May 1862. 4th Brigade, Artillery Reserve, V Corps, Army of the Potomac, to September 1862.
[2] [3] Until the Civil War he would be the Commander-in-Chief of the Maryland Volunteers. [4] [5] The First Light Division comprised two brigades: the 1st Light Brigade and the 2nd Brigade. The First Brigade consisted of the 1st Cavalry, 1st Artillery, and 5th Infantry regiments.
Field artillery in the American Civil War refers to the artillery weapons, equipment, and practices used by the artillery branch to support infantry and cavalry forces in the field. It does not include siege artillery , use of artillery in fixed fortifications, coastal or naval artillery .
Heavy artillery during the Civil War consisted of siege artillery, garrison artillery, and coastal artillery. Siege and garrison artillery were larger versions of field artillery, mounted on heavyweight carriages which allowed them very limited mobility: the M1839 24-pounder smoothbore was the largest one which could still be moved by road.
A Strange Engine of War: The "Winans" Steam Gun and Maryland in the Civil War. Baltimore: Chesapeake Book Company. US patent 24,031, William Joslin, "Improvement in Centrifugal Guns", issued 1859-5-17 US patent 24,997, Charles S. Dickinson, "Improvement in Centrifugal Guns", issued 1859-8-9 "The Baltimore Steam Battery". Scientific American.
1st Regiment Maryland Heavy Artillery; Battery A, Maryland Light Artillery [Rigby's Battery] Battery "A" Junior Maryland Light Artillery; Snow's Battery "B" Maryland Light Artillery; Battery "B" Junior Maryland Light Artillery; Battery "D" Maryland Light Artillery; Baltimore Independent Battery Light Artillery