A manual on U.S. Army heavy artillery.

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Marching manoeuvres --Definitions -- Ammunition -- Implements -- Aiming and motion of projectiles -- Carriages and platforms -- Service of the piece (general rules) -- Service of siege gun; siege howitzer; 10-inch gun; 100-pounder Parrott; 15-inch gun; flank-casemate howitzer; 8-inch rifle (converted); 10-inch siege mortar; 8-inch siege mortar; Coehorn mortar; 13-inch mortar; 10-inch sea-coast mortar; Gatling guns -- Target practice -- Telemeters and pressure plug -- Mechanical manoeuvres (general directions) -- Mechanical manoeuvres with siege gun; siege howitzer; siege mortars; 13-inch mortar -- Cordage; blocks and tackles -- Machines and appliances for moving heavy artillery -- Mount and dismount the flank-casemate howitzer; 15-inch gun; 10-inch gun -- Gun-lift; shears; derricks -- Preservation of artillery material -- Inspection of cannon -- Magazines and store-houses -- Transportation of artillery -- Harbor defenses; strength and composition of batteries; artillery against armor -- Field intrenchments -- Attack and defense of positions -- Sieges; defiles; rivers; demolition -- Submarine mines -- Permanent fortifications (outlines of) -- Salutes, ceremonies, and official courtesies -- Modifications in Part Fourth -- Modifications in Part Eleventh -- Appendix -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Index -- Illustrations.