{"product_id":"the-artillery-service-in-the-war-of-the-rebellion-186165-9781594161490","title":"The Artillery Service in the War of the Rebellion  186165","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Rediscovered History That Will Become Essential Reading for Civil War Studies  The Artillery Service in the War of the Rebellion  186165  is a comprehensive overview and analysis of the U.S. Armys field artillery service in the Civil Wars principal battles  written by John C. Tidball  a distinguished artilleryman of the era. The overview  which appeared in the Journal of the Military Service Institution from 1891 to 1893  and nearly impossible to find today  examines the Army of the Potomac  including the battles of Fair Oaks  Gainess Mill  Mechanicsville  Malvern Hill  Antietam  Fredericksburg  Chancellorsville  and Gettysburg; the Army of the Tennessee  including the battles of Stones River and Chickamauga  and the Army of the Ohios battle of Shiloh. Tidball  a decorated Civil War veteran and superintendent of artillery instruction for the army  expertly presents the war through an artillerymans eyes in explaining the organization  equipping  and manning of the artillery service. His analysis highlights how the improper use of artillery  tying batteries down to relatively small infantry commands that diluted their firepower  seriously undermined the armys effectiveness until reforms produced independent artillery commands that could properly mass artillery fire in battle.  The Artillery Service in the War of the Rebellion  edited by historian Lawrence M. Kaplan and presented here in one volume for the first time  includes additional material from an unpublished paper Tidball wrote in 1905 which contains further insights into the artillery service  as well as a general overview of the Petersburg campaign. A major new discovery in Civil War scholarship  The Artillery Service in the War of the Rebellion contains essential information that will change earlier historical interpretations of key battles and will be essential reading for all those interested in the war or contemplating writing about it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647611330613,"sku":"ByrdShop_1594161496","price":33.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781594161490.jpg?v=1781695620","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-artillery-service-in-the-war-of-the-rebellion-186165-9781594161490","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}