Artillery

Artillery

Artillery was a big help in the war. The most used in the war was the a smoothbore muzzleloaded cannons. The traditional cannon ball was made of iron and weighed 12 pounds. Each cannon needs six or seven men to load and fire. In the Union army batteries were made up of six guns manned by about 150 men commanded by a captain. In the Confederate army, which lacked guns, a battery was reduced to four guns. The guns of a battery were positioned 14 yards apart.