Civil War Artillery: The Civil War in Four Minutes 

Ok this guy said more detail and so much accuracy in 4 minuets that i would love to see more of this...

I'm a Brit and these videos are really interesting. The US civil war was a fascinating period.

As a teacher of U.S. history I thank you for your videos.

I bet most cannoners lost their hearing from the exposure to the noise of the blast.

Artillery was a major part of the Civil War and a major reason for Union victory. The Union began the war with an artillery advantage which became more pronounced as was continued

An interesting fact that there wasn't enough time to cover was the trunnions on each side of the barrel. Although they looked to be cast in the middle of the tube, they were actually cast slightly above center. This caused the muzzle to dip when fired and the greater mass at the breech of the tube absorbed the bulk of the recoil. I believe there's a snippet in the video that shows the muzzle dipping when fired.

Thank you from the UK, that was fascinating.

3:45 Tom Hanks on the left there

I always wondered if the cannons on the battlefield were typically from the war. That's great to know. Not to be morbid, or disrespectful. But to imagine some of these guns may have a history of carnage behind (or in front) of them.

Napoleon loved artillery. One of the reasons why he was so successful in battle.

This "In 4 Minutes" series is excellent, thank you

You didn’t mention how rifled cannons had trouble firing canister because it would mess up the groves in the barrel

This is exactly the kind of depth I was looking for, and in a short, visually informative format. Thanks!

As an Artilleryman, I appreciate this video!!!

I was at a reenactment camp in Murphreesboro TN in 1990. The Union artillery unit was firing their cannons. Really great sound and presentaion, a very distinctive CRACK! rather than the Boom we all expect. In the middle of all this wonderful Civil War nostalgia three Apache Helicopters flew over O-0!!

Excellent 4 minutes!! ♞

Love this video. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the creation of this video.

Excellant! Very informative and useful. Thank you.

Thank you for the great information. It really helped with my Civil War project.

Fascinating stuff thanks for the video.

good video. it was fast enough for my short attention span.

would love to see an artillery tactics video from your organization.

I REALLY ENJOY THE VIDEOS

There's a brass cannon at Gettysburg with a huge bulge and a crack in the barrel....if that cannon could tell a tale

Great information. Thanks

Thank you so much for making this video you just saved me from 3 hours of research

So if you see an old picture in a meuseum with a cannon in it you can track down the the exact gun unless it was destroyed of course

Thanks for the video...awesome.

Fired quite a bit of artillery reenacting. Always enjoyable.

I’m curious how effective artillery could be in the 1860s compared to WW1 where it was so dominant. The guns were short range and only fired at what they could see in front of them. The shells were small and the explosives and fusing very primitive. Against massed infantry at less than one mile, probably pretty significant, especially psychologically? I guess infantry had to fight massed back then with no radios to send orders to small units.

Thanks man good stuff. Be Blessed !

Wow, I learned so much in this video, I’m definitely a subscriber now!

The horses were targeted, breaks my heart. Greetings from England.

Those grape shots used for last defence must've been terrifying with limbs flying all over the place.

i want one!!!!!

amazing vid.thx

I would not want to be on the receiving end of that.

Very nice information of old battery guns

Very informative

Very nice .i liked a lot .they took an saved life's .helped keep America together.

thank you . you helped me with school reaport

how often were brass or bronze cannons used in the military and what type of brass or bronze was used?

I was hoping for more detail of the types of cannons but this is cool aswell

Fascinating. A cannonball of info shot right into my brain

Great job! what makes the ping noise when the key pulled?

shout out to all the reenactors from the 1st ohio light artillery battery L

Time to start tracking cannons thanks for the info

I'm half way through a book on Gettysburg. I didn't realise canon could fire HE shells back then.

try walking towards 8 cannons firing canister shot at u. don't think anyone today could do it.

The worst thing was the solid round shot that was used to tear infantry formations apart so the cavalry could finish them off. Napoleon didn't say that "To the cannons all men are equal" for nothing. Also, the poor horses were generally the element that paid the high price in artillery duels.

Phoenix Iron company, Phoenixville, PA. - outside Philly, right next to Valley Forge

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I spent the greater part of my adult life where the 3 inch ordnance rife was manufactured, Phoenixville PA. Many of the cannons currently on display at Gettysburg have P.I.C. stamped on the muzzle. Phoenix Iron Company. It was always my understanding that Lee invaded Pennsylvania with the first intention to take control of Harrisburg and then turn East towards Philadelphia. However, the Phoenix Iron Company was a target to be destroyed on the way to Philadelphia. I have not been able to confirm that. Does anyone know where I should look for confirmation?

Give them the blizzards!!!! - John Riley

I wonder what the status is on the hearing claims are with the VA?

what color were the carraiges?

Hmm. Interesting round up. I don't show much interest in the American civil war for many reasons, but this is good.

Actually pretty much everyone Manning a cannon had Gauntlets on just in case you had a sub-optimal crew and or they had to reach their hand into the hot barrel of a cannon to get out the ball because it failed to ignite for the shell like we're going to mention

Canister shot is awesome in total war ACW mod

Was this filmed at Gettysburg?

Ask 1000 people where the word "Shrapnel" came and I'll bet 998 don't know.

Whitworth was a brilliant engineer.

Shrapnel, invented by Henry Shrapnel. One time is not a joke.

i live in the town that the cannon in the video was made lots of history here

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Wow, You look so handsome Garry, Nice makeover

that grapeshot must have turned men into mush

Makes you think, why didn't they develop more of a fire and manuver tactics ??? I would rather have been a sharpshooter or sniper !!

Question: Where did artillery hide all that gunpowder during battles

correction! it takes 6 people to load a 12 pounder

If you really want to get technical. Canister shot and grapeshot were two different things.

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The Union artillery was far-far superior to that of the Confederates. In fact, IMO, two of the greatest disasters of the Army of Northern Virginia; Malvern Hill and Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg, were largely due to the failure of Confederate artillery/ At Malvern Hill - the Confederates could not amass as much artillery as was recommended by General Longstreet. What artillery they did deploy was totally obliterated by the Union guns within a few minutes. Confederate General D.H. Hill is said to have remarked that if he could combine his infantry with Union artillery, he could beat any army in the world. At Gettysburg, the massed Confederate artillery was ineffective in softening up Union forces prior to Pickett's charge. This was due both to the utilization of the guns and the amount of ammunition they had to throw at the Yankees, I would assume that there were at least two reasons for the superiority of Yankee artillery over that of the Rebels: 1. the Union had far greater industrial capacity and was able to out produce the Confederacy in numbers and quality of guns and 2. The Union had a far greater supply of gunpowder and shot so, they were able to practice with their guns to a greater degree and could expend more ammunition during any battle.

If there is no fuel and the 3rd world war linger, s on these skills of horse drawn artillery will again be so relevant on the battle field these reactors of the civil war subconsciously know this! And of coarse Calvary! At the battle of Stalingrad the German army was fuel starved and recruited many horses to carry men and munition!

18 horses to move and fire EACH cannon? 18 horses? A small mistake there, I'm guessing. 3:05

whos here because of War of Rights?

Why would I resect a gun that killed so many.

Thumb guy!

It will recoil 8 feet! *shows video of cannon recoiling 2 feet*

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I think that was a racist cannon. I am offended.

Interesting, but you talk too fast. Four minutes be damned.

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