Resource Library Page
of the
2nd Florida Light Artillery Regiment

The following documents are excerpts from the drill manuals used by the 2nd Florida Light Artillery.  Information about these drill manuals, including excerpts and full-text may be found HERE.

Drills:

Cannoneer Positions
By Detail Drill - Revised June 2008
Misfire Drill
Mountain Howitzer Drills - New July 2008


Procedures:

Artillery Commands
Rolling Powder Charges
Safety Rules
Safety Checklist - Revised September 2008
Morning Report
Daily Report of Ordinance Stores - Revised September 2008
2008 Hogtown Artillery Range Safety Rules - New September 2008


Tests:

Safety Test
Nomenclature Test
Command and Strategy Test


Resources:

Confederate Recruiting Poster
Federal Recruiting Poster
Enlistment Form
Artillery Lecture
Henry Knox and the Knox Trail
Story of a Cannoneer
Original Lyrics to Dixie
Timeline of the War Between the States
Reprint of Gibbon's Artillery Manual

Copyright © 2008, William B. Speir, Jr. – All Rights Reserved.