Heavy Artillery in the Civil War
American Civil War
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5m 28s
Learn about the heavy guns of the Civil War and the artillerymen than manned them. Civil War artillery includes everything from mortars and siege guns to rifled cannons and Columbiads. Learn about the heavy artillery, the logistics behind them, and also hear about the "red-legged infantry" regiments who were called forward to serve as infantry in the latter years of the war.
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