Historical Sketch of the Organization, Administration, Matériel And Tactics of the Artillery, United States Army
Historical Sketch of the Organization, Administration, Matériel And Tactics of the Artillery, United States Army
William E William Edward Birkhimer
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No inconvenience was experienced from the multiplicity of calibres; but there were very many varieties of each calibre, due to the feet that the guns were not cast upon any exadl plan, and this led to interminable confusion in the construdlion of carriages. Colonel Wadsworth's service in the artillery, the engineers, and finally in his position as head of the ordnance department, gave him opportunity to observe the evils resulting from this state of affairs. From the time of his -appointment as... colonel of ord- nance until his muster out of service in the reduction of 1821 he labored feithfuUy and intelligentiy to correct them, and to secure for the artillery a uniform, practical, and permanent system of materiel. Dearborn had done much for the artillery, particularly the field artillery, by making it lighter, and otherwise increasing its mobility; but his improvements seem rather like disjointed efforts, all tending towards the desired end, it is true, yet lacking that 278 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE ARTILLERY, U.
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