ARTILLERY
THROUGH THE AGES

A Short Illustrated History of Cannon,
Emphasizing Types Used in America

UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fred A. Seaton, Secretary

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Conrad L. Wirth, Director

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(Cover) FRENCH 12-POUNDER FIELD GUN (1700-1750)

ARTILLERY
THROUGH THE AGES

A Short Illustrated History of Cannon,
Emphasizing Types Used in America

by

ALBERT MANUCY

Historian
Southeastern National Monuments

Drawings by Author

Technical Review by Harold L. Peterson

National Park Service Interpretive Series
History No. 3

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1949
(Reprint 1956)

Many of the types of cannon described in this booklet may be seen in areas of the National Park System throughout the country. Some parks with especially fine collections are:

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, seventeenth and eighteenth century field and garrison guns.

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Civil War field and siege guns.

Colonial National Historical Park, seventeenth and eighteenth century field and siege guns, eighteenth century naval guns.

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, early nineteenth century field guns and Civil War garrison guns.

Fort Pulaski National Monument, Civil War garrison guns.

Gettysburg National Military Park, Civil War field guns.

Petersburg National Military Park, Civil War field and siege guns.

Shiloh National Military Park, Civil War field guns.

Vicksburg National Military Park, Civil War field and siege guns.

The National Park System is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and enjoyment of its people.