A handbook about artillery.

Facsimile of 1863 ed. issued by D. Van Nostrand. Illustrated by engravings. Includes index.

Gunpowder --Ordnance -- Form of ordnance - Materials -- Rifles -- Projectiles -- Artillery carriages, material, etc. -- The theory of fire -- The practice of fire -- Fuzes -- Artillery implements -- Ammunition -- Field artillery -- Attack and defense of fortified places.