Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12., Contributions to the history of the Confederate Ordnance Department., The <a target="_blank" onclick="openPopupWindow(this); return false" href="entityvote?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0001&auth=tgn,2080924&n=1&type=place">Napoleon</a> field-gun.

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Cursory sketch of the campaigns of General Bragg .

Letters from Fort Sumter in 1862 and 1863 .

A Northern opinion of Grant 's generalship.

Diary of Rev. J. G. Law .

Flag Presentation to the Washington Artillery .

Reminiscences of the last campaign of the army of Tennessee , from May , 1864 , to January , 1865 .

Capture of the Confederate steamer Florida , by the U. S. Steamer Wachusett .

Correction as to the composition of Reynolds 's Brigade —Correspondence between Governor Porter and Major Sykes .

The story of the Arkansas .

Official reports of actions with Federal gunboats , Ironclads and vessels of the U. S. Navy , during the war between the States , by officers of field Artillery P. A. C. S.

Degrading influence of slavery —Reply of Judge Critcher to Mr. Hoar .

Agreement between the United States Government and South Carolina as to preserving the status of the Forts at Charleston .

Battle of Secessionville .

Ammunition, powder and lead.

Arsenals, workshops, foundries, etc.

Progress of manufacture.

Manufacture of infantry, Artillery and cavalry equipments.

Bureau of foreign supplies.

Development of the arsenals, armories and other places of manufacture of Ordnance stores.

Armories and small arms.

A Central laboratory.

Detached observations.

Editorial paragraph.

Last letters and telegrams of the Confederacy —Correspondence of General John C. Breckinridge .

Memoir of General John Bankhead Magruder .

Within a Stone 's throw of independence at Gettysburg .

Operations before Petersburg , May 6 - 11 , 1864 .

A morning call on General Kilpatrick .

Letters from Fort Sumter in 1862 and 1863 .

Editorial paragraph.

Letters from Fort Sumter .

The story of the Arkansas .

Sketch of the Third Maryland Artillery .

The last chapter in the history of Reconstruction in South Carolina .

Lookout Mountain !

Further details of the death of General A. P. Hill .

Editorial paragraph

Literary Notices.

The story of the Arkansas .

Letters from Fort Sumter .

Diary of Rev. J. G. Law .

Chickamauga —a reply to Major Sykes .

Report of Brigadier-General E. W. Pettus of operations at Lookout Mountain .

Battle of Drewry's Bluff , May 16th , 1864 .

Wolseley 's tribute to Lee and Jackson .

The burning of Columbia —Affidavit of Mrs. Agnes law.

The Blue and the Gray .

Editorial paragraph.

Letters from Fort Sumter .

Military operations of General Beauregard .

Letter from General Lee to President Davis .

Incidents of prison life at camp Douglas —Experience of Corporal J. G. Blanchard .

Operations from the 6th to the 11th of May , 1864 —Report of General B. R. Johnson .

Editorial paragraph.

The Seventeenth Virginia infantry at Flat Creek and Drewry's Bluff .

General Sherman 's march from Atlanta to the coast-address before the survivors' Association of Augusta, Ga. , April 20th , 1884 .

Operations around Petersburg - General Hagood 's report of 16th , 17th and 18th of June , 1864 .

Letters from General Lee to President Davis on the situation in September , 1863 .

Two anecdotes of General Lee .

The Cruise of the Nashville .

Letter from President Davis to the Reunion of Confederate veterans at Dallas, Texas , August 6th , 1884 .

Morris Island .

Our heroic dead.

The surrender of Vicksburg —a defence of General Pemberton .

Artillery at the Southern arsenals.

Captain Francis Huger Harleston .

Louisiana 's vote of thanks to Virginia .

General Bragg and the Chickamauga Campaign —a reply to General Martin .

Diary of Rev. J. G. Law .

A Florida boy's experience in prison and in escaping.

A leaf from my log-book.

Is the Eclectic history of the United States , written by Miss Thalheimer , and published by Van Antwerp , Bragg & Co. , Cincinnatti, a fit book to be used in our schools?

Death of Mrs. Sarah K. Rowe , the soldier's friend.

Sherman 's bummers, and some of their work.

Editorial paragraph.

Retreat up the Luray Valley .

Fight at Waynesboroa .

The gallant Pelham and his gun at Fredericksburg .

Some great constitutional questions.

Reunion of the Virginia division army of Northern Virginia Association

Dairy of Rev J. G. Law .

Letters from Fort Sumter .

An incident of the late Col. Carlos Tracy , of South Carolina , at Walthall junction .

A sketch of Debray 's Twenty-Sixth regiment of Texas cavalry.

The last chapter of the history of Reconstruction in South Carolina .

Editorial paragraph.

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The Napoleon field-gun.

I think I will be sustained by the artillery in saying that on the whole, this gun became the favorite for field service: perhaps because our rifle-shells with percussion fuzes, were, as stated by General Alexander less successful than those of the enemy. When copper became scarce, we fabricated an iron Napoleon with a wrought iron jacket, weighing in all 1,250 pounds, which was entirely satisfactory; and was cheerfully accorded by the artillery companionship with their bronze favorites. The simplicity and certainty of the ammunition of this smooth-bore, its capacity for grape and canister, its good range, and its moderate draught, as it was not too heavy for four horses, were certainly strong reasons in its favor. At the distance at which the serious work of the artillery was done, it was an over-match for rifled artillery.

Richmond, VA. 1884.

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