Alfred Mordecai. Artillery for the United States Land Service, As Devised and Arranged by the Ordnance Board. With Plates. (Washington: J. and G.S. Gideon, Printers, 1849).
–Mordecai, digitized copy via Hathi Trust is found here.
–A copy of the plates are accessible through the Library of Congress here.
John Gibbon. The Artillerist’s Manual, Compiled From Various Sources, and Adapted to The Service of the United States. (New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1860).
*Note: A revised and expanded edition was published in 1863.
–Digital copy of The Artillerist’s Manual (1860) via Internet Archive is found here.
John G. Benton. Course of Instruction in Ordnance and Gunnery; Compiled for the Use of the Cadets of the United States Military Academy. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. (New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1862).
–Digital copy of Ordnance and Gunnery (1862) via Internet Archive is found here.
United States Army Ordnance Department. The Ordnance Manual For The Use Of The Officers Of The United States Army. Third Edition. (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippencott & Co., 1862).
–Digital copy of the The Ordnance Manual via Internet Archive is found here.
I looked at six original Gunner’s Quadrants. These are in private collections. Contact me directly for more on these quadrants, reference photos, and my notes on them.
I want to thank my friends Fred Gaede and Greg Hosaflook for helping with primary source materials and providing photos and information on original quadrants!
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