On the last day of the battle of Gettysburg Before the famous charge, an artillery barrage was to soften up the Union troops on Cemetery Ridge. While the rebel forces lay in the woods on the opposite end of the long sloping field, the artillery started. At almost exactly 1 p.m. two shots were fired to signal the start of the barrage. The first salvo of the total 159 guns made a roar that shook the ground, made windows tremble and could be heard as far away as Pittsburgh.
Civil War Artillery
Civil War Artillery
Civil War Artillery
On the last day of the battle of Gettysburg Before the famous charge, an artillery barrage was to soften up the Union troops on Cemetery Ridge. While the rebel forces lay in the woods on the opposite end of the long sloping field, the artillery started. At almost exactly 1 p.m. two shots were fired to signal the start of the barrage. The first salvo of the total 159 guns made a roar that shook the ground, made windows tremble and could be heard as far away as Pittsburgh.