Railway Artillery, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Railway Artillery, Vol. 1 of 2: A Report on the Characteristics, Scope of Utility, Etc., Of Railway ArtilleryDuring the American Civil War, in 1862, the Confederate authorities prepared in Richmond a railway battery armored with railroad iron and carrying a 32-pounder gun in front of the engine. The iron shield only covered the front of the battery, and was pierced by an embrasure, but the sides and rear were unprotected.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.