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| Credit: | by Gibson (James F.) |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1862.06 |
| Negative Size: | 4 in. x 10 in. stereo |
| Equipment: | 12-pounder Napoleon gun; cannon; field carriage; handspike (wood); horse; limber; saddle; sponge bucket |
| Locations & Lines: | Fair Oaks VA; Virginia |
| Military Units: | 3rd US Artillery; 3rd US Artillery (Battery C); 3rd US Artillery (Battery G); US Army |
| Persons: | Gibson (Horatio G.) |
| Sources: | Private collection; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
Photographic War History. The War For The Union. No. 431. A Battery of “Flying Artillery.” “Flying Artillery,” as it is sometimes called, is a battery of light artillery (usually 10-pounder rifle guns,) with all hands mounted. In ordinary light artillery the cannoneers either ride on the gun-carriage or go afoot. In “flying artillery” each cannoneer has a horse. This permits very rapid movements of the battery. “Flying artillery” usually served with cavalry. This is Gibson’s battery (”C”, 3d U.S.) near Fair Oaks, June, 1862. [Taylor & Huntington. stereo card]
MOLLUS Collections says: Benson’s Battery, 2d U.S. Artillery Near Fair Oaks, June, 1862.
