"Artillery Hell: In the Line of Fire" Topic
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| Tango01 | 20 Feb 2020 9:57 p.m. PST |
"One of the most under-appreciated elements of the Civil War is the role played by artillery. While it is commonly known that the Confederate Army of Tennessee went into battle on November 30, 1864, with very little artillery support, the role of the Federal artillery is not often discussed. In truth, the Federal guns played a vital role during the battle and produced an "artillery hell," which was a term S. D. Lee used to describe Antietam. It could just as easily be applied to Franklin. Throughout the morning hours, seven batteries of artillery were positioned at various points along the Federal defensive line. The cannons employed were a lethal combination of smoothbore, 12-pounder Napoleons and incredibly accurate 3-inch rifled guns. The 3-inch guns could easily strike targets at 6,000 feet. The artillery covered nearly 4,000 feet of the Federal line, from Carter's Creek Pike east to the Harpeth River. In addition, one battery was posted inside Fort Granger east of the river…."
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