RESOURCE LIBRARY PAGE

The following documents include excerpts from the drill manuals used by the Muzzle-Loading Artillery Schools of the Loyal Train of Artillery Chapter of the United States Army Field Artillery Association, as well as documents used by the 2nd Florida Light Artillery.  Information about these drill manuals, including excerpts and full-text may be found HERE.

Drills:

Field Artillery:
    Field Artillery Drills
    Mountain Howitzer Drills
    Mortar Drills
    Limbering and Unlimbering
    Composition of a Battery

Other Artillery:
    Heavy Artillery (Columbiad) Drill
    Naval Cannon Drill


Procedures:

Artillery Commands
Live Fire
Linstock
Rolling Powder Charges
Safety Rules
2008 Hogtown Artillery Range Safety Rules


Tests:

Safety Test
Nomenclature Test
Command and Strategy Test


Resources:

Forms:
    Morning Report
    Daily Report of Ordinance Stores
    Safety Checklist

Unit Documents:
    2nd Florida Light Artillery Unit Handbook
    Enlistment Application
    Enlistment Form
    Confederate Recruiting Poster
    Federal Recruiting Poster

Loyal Train of Artillery Chapter Documents:
    Loyal Train Chapter Instructors Cadre Bylaws
    Loyal Train of Artillery Chapter Emblazon
    Loyal Train of Artillery Chapter Blazon

History and Presentations:
    Artillery Lecture
    History of Field Artillery Insignia
    Reprint of Gibbon's Artillery Manual
    History of the US Field Artillery
    Henry Knox and the Knox Trail
    Story of a Cannoneer
    Original Lyrics to Dixie
    Timeline of the War Between the States

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