The Artilleryman Magazine Summer 2013 Issue

The Summer 2013 edition of the Artilleryman came out in June. But I’ve had a busy June, July, and August. So better late than never, I guess! Featured articles in this issue include: Wiard Rifles – An accounting of orders for Norman Wiard’s steel field guns, by Steven W. Knott. We’ve looked at some of

James River Napoleons: Tredegar’s light 12-pdrs in bronze

J.R. Anderson & Company / Tredegar’s involvement with the 12-pdr light field gun, commonly known as the Napoleon gun, began well before Virginia’s secession.  Mentioned earlier, the firm entered contracts for 12-pdr light field guns with the state of Georgia in February 1861.  Very likely none of those were delivered, but historians give categorize them