A manual of Confederate States of America Army ordnance.

Caption (p. [1]) "Ordnance manual. Chapter first. Ordnance. The following are the kinds of calibres of ordnance used in the land service of the Confederate States." Edited by Major A. Mordecai.

Ordnance --Shot and shells -- Artillery carriages -- Implements and equipments -- Harness -- Mountain artillery -- Paints, lackers, etc. -- Small arms and accoutrements -- Gunpowder -- Ammunition and fireworks -- Equipment of batteries for field, siege, and garrison service -- Mechanical manœuvres -- Artillery practice -- Materials -- Miscellaneous information.