Notable Civil War Artillerists
Not nearly as well known as their infantry and cavalry counterparts, a small group of officers excelled at artillery deployment, organization, and the science of gunnery:
- Edward Porter Alexander
- Thomas H. Carter
- Alonzo Cushing
- John Gibbon (Artillerist's Manual)
- Henry Jackson Hunt
- Stonewall Jackson (artillery instructor before the war)
- Joseph W. Latimer
- Freeman McGilvery
- "Willy" Pegram
- John Pelham
- William N. Pendleton
- Charles S. Wainwright
- Reuben Lindsay Walker
Read more about this topic: Field Artillery In The American Civil War
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