. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . theblockade. Two Whitworths Avere sent to the Army of North-ern Virginia. They had a great reputation for range andaccuracy of fire, but beyond the shelling of distant columns andtrains, proved a disappointment. The length and weight ofthe guns were above the average, making them difficult to trans-port, and the care and length of time consumed in loading andhandling impaired their efficiency for quick work. Transportation, after all, was one of the most difficultproblems with the Confederate artiller5\ Four horses to a piece,and t
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . theblockade. Two Whitworths Avere sent to the Army of North-ern Virginia. They had a great reputation for range andaccuracy of fire, but beyond the shelling of distant columns andtrains, proved a disappointment. The length and weight ofthe guns were above the average, making them difficult to trans-port, and the care and length of time consumed in loading andhandling impaired their efficiency for quick work. Transportation, after all, was one of the most difficultproblems with the Confederate artiller5\ Four horses to a piece,and the same to a caisson, was the utmost allowance, except-ing, perhaps, the 20-pounder Parrott gun. In consequence,the cannoneers were required to walk, and General Jacksonissued more than one order on the subject. When A. P. Hillsartillerj^ was hurrying from Harpers Ferry to Antietam toGeneral Lees assistance, the first battery to arrive on the fieldwas worked by less than half the comj)lement of men, officers,commissioned and non-commissioned, lending a
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