Historic views of Gettysburg : illustrations in half-tone of all the monuments, important views and historic places on the Gettysburg battlefield . te Red Patch the summer home of the late General C. H. T. Collis,stands a section of Confederate battery that is of more than ordinary interest. The two guns are Whitworths, of English make, and differ widely in appear-ance from the other cannon that are mounted all over the field. They are breech-loaders, and are the only guns of that improved type that were in use ineither army at the time. They are heavily rifled, and were claimed to be effectiv
Historic views of Gettysburg : illustrations in half-tone of all the monuments, important views and historic places on the Gettysburg battlefield . te Red Patch the summer home of the late General C. H. T. Collis,stands a section of Confederate battery that is of more than ordinary interest. The two guns are Whitworths, of English make, and differ widely in appear-ance from the other cannon that are mounted all over the field. They are breech-loaders, and are the only guns of that improved type that were in use ineither army at the time. They are heavily rifled, and were claimed to be effective at a range of five miles. They were a marked improvement over the muz-zle-loaders of that time, could be fired much more rapidly and carried a missile more than twice the distance. The infantry of both armies carried muzzle-loading rifles of the Springfield and Enfield patterns. They were supplied with paper cartridges, and in loading were required to tear the end of paperwith the teeth, pour the powder in gun and with an iron rammer drive down the bullet. The placing of a percussion cap on the pivot completed the prep-arations for WEST CONFEDERATE AVENUE. This view looking north along the avenue in the direction of McMillans woods shows that portion of the Con-federate line where the artillerv was massed. This position is exactly opposite the National Cemetery and is considerably higher than that portion of theConfederate line that lies to the south. This was an elegant position, the gunners being protected by the timber and by the stone wall that ran along theentire front. Many of the guns are pointed in the direction of the Copse of Trees along the Union line which is within easy range, and suggest the partthey plaved in the effort to demolish the artillery and demoralize the Union infantry, previous to Picketts charge. Their commanding position had its dis-advantages also. The old trees which are still standing bear evidence of the storm of shot and shell that fe
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