Confederate artillery

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Confederate artillery was the branch of the Confederate States Army responsible for operating cannons and other heavy guns during the American Civil War, providing crucial fire support in major battles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artillery branch ⓘ
military branch ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country Confederate States of America ⓘ
doctrine defend key terrain ⓘ
mass guns for concentrated fire ⓘ
support infantry attacks ⓘ
endTime 1865 ⓘ
engagedIn Battle of Antietam ⓘ
Battle of Bull Run ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Battle of Shiloh ⓘ
Seven Days Battles ⓘ
Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ
defense of Charleston ⓘ
defense of Richmond ⓘ
faced Union artillery ⓘ
garrisoned coastal forts ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ
river defenses ⓘ
siege lines ⓘ
hasPart coastal artillery ⓘ
field artillery ⓘ
horse artillery ⓘ
siege artillery ⓘ
historicalEra American Civil War era ⓘ
linked to: American Civil War
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
limitation industrial constraints on gun production ⓘ
inferior gunpowder quality at times ⓘ
shortage of ammunition ⓘ
shortage of modern rifled guns ⓘ
transportation difficulties ⓘ
location Alabama ⓘ
Arkansas ⓘ
Confederate States ⓘ
Florida ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ
Mississippi ⓘ
Missouri (Confederate-held areas) ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
notableCommander Edward Porter Alexander ⓘ
John B. Walton ⓘ
John Pelham ⓘ
Porter Alexander ⓘ
Stephen D. Lee ⓘ
William N. Pendleton ⓘ
organizedAs artillery reserve ⓘ
battalions ⓘ
batteries ⓘ
regiments (early war, limited) ⓘ
partOf Confederate States Army ⓘ
role counter-battery fire ⓘ
defensive fire ⓘ
fire support ⓘ
fortification defense ⓘ
offensive bombardment ⓘ
siege operations ⓘ
startTime 1861 ⓘ
supported Confederate cavalry ⓘ
Confederate infantry ⓘ
usedAmmunition canister shot ⓘ
case shot ⓘ
grapeshot ⓘ
shell ⓘ
solid shot ⓘ
usedAnimal horse ⓘ
mule ⓘ
usedBy Army of Mississippi ⓘ
Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Army of Northern Virginia artillery reserve ⓘ
Army of Tennessee ⓘ
Army of Trans-Mississippi ⓘ
Confederate States Army ⓘ
usedEquipment artillery harness ⓘ
artillery wagon ⓘ
caisson ⓘ
gun carriage ⓘ
limber ⓘ
usedWeapon Blakely rifle ⓘ
linked to: Whitworth rifle

Brooke rifle ⓘ
Columbiad ⓘ
Napoleon gun-howitzer ⓘ
Parrott rifle ⓘ
Whitworth rifle ⓘ
cannon ⓘ
field gun ⓘ
howitzer ⓘ
mortar ⓘ
rifled cannon ⓘ
smoothbore cannon ⓘ

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Confederate States Army → hasPart → Confederate artillery ⓘ
Confederate artillery → usedBy → Army of Northern Virginia artillery reserve ⓘ
linked to: Confederate artillery
Battle of Appomattox Station → involves → Confederate artillery reserve ⓘ
linked to: Confederate artillery
Warwick Line → militaryBranch → Confederate States Army artillery ⓘ
linked to: Confederate artillery
Confederate Kennesaw Mountain line → militaryBranch → Confederate artillery ⓘ
George Wythe Randolph → commanded → Richmond Howitzers ⓘ
linked to: Confederate artillery