- Joined
- Oct 10, 2012
- Location
- Mt. Jackson, Va
Battery M, 2nd U.S. Artillery in the field, 1862
A standard Battery contained 6 of the same type of gun, each pulled by 6 horses (mules generally did not have the temperament for combat). Each cannon had a support caisson, with 2 ammunition chests, also pulled by 6 horses. All the horses are directly attached to a limber (with one ammunition chest); cannons and caissons were then attached to the limbers. Mobile forges and other support wagons rounded out the Battery. In action a Battery deployed with a front of around 82 yards.
A Confederate Battery would more likely be made up of only 4 guns, and they were often of different types.
A standard Battery contained 6 of the same type of gun, each pulled by 6 horses (mules generally did not have the temperament for combat). Each cannon had a support caisson, with 2 ammunition chests, also pulled by 6 horses. All the horses are directly attached to a limber (with one ammunition chest); cannons and caissons were then attached to the limbers. Mobile forges and other support wagons rounded out the Battery. In action a Battery deployed with a front of around 82 yards.
A Confederate Battery would more likely be made up of only 4 guns, and they were often of different types.