ARTILLERY
THROUGH THE AGES
A Short Illustrated History of Cannon,
Emphasizing Types Used in America
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fred A. Seaton, Secretary
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director
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(Cover) FRENCH 12-POUNDER FIELD GUN (1700-1750)
ARTILLERY
THROUGH THE AGES
A Short Illustrated History of Cannon,
Emphasizing Types Used in America
by
ALBERT MANUCY
Historian
Southeastern National Monuments
Drawings by Author
Technical Review by Harold L. Peterson
National Park Service Interpretive Series
History No. 3
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON: 1949
(Reprint 1956)
Many of the types of cannon described in this booklet may be seen inareas of the National Park System throughout the country. Some parkswith especially fine collections are:
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, seventeenth and eighteenthcentury field and garrison guns.
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Civil War fieldand siege guns.
Colonial National Historical Park, seventeenth and eighteenth centuryfield and siege guns, eighteenth century naval guns.
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, early nineteenthcentury field guns and Civil War garrison guns.
Fort Pulaski National Monument, Civil War garrison guns.
Gettysburg National Military Park, Civil War field guns.
Petersburg National Military Park, Civil War field and siege guns.
Shiloh National Military Park, Civil War field guns.
Vicksburg National Military Park, Civil War field and siege guns.
The National Park System is dedicated to conserving the scenic,scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefitand enjoyment of its people.
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