« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: John C Tidball Heavy Artillery manual  (Read 533 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline KABAR2

  • Trade Count: (1)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2830
John C Tidball Heavy Artillery manual
« on: January 11, 2008, 05:07:12 PM »
A good friend of mine from my high school days was a descendant of the man pictured below, John C. Tidball whohad quite a career in artillery, he made a name for himself during the Civil War, and continued on to the rank of Brigadier General, he also served as the commandant of the United States Artillery School. The link at the bottom is to a manual Tidball wrote on heavy artillery.
The last link is to a short history of his career.




http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=bapEAAAAIAAJ&dq=tidball+artillery&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=hszwI-DxPe&sig=uHqlOns9irc2HXRjhYbWbfw6Zs4#PPR1,M1


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Tidball
Logged
Mr president I do not cling to either my gun or my Bible.... my gun is holstered on my side so I may carry my Bible and quote from it!

Sed tamen sal petrae LURO VOPO CAN UTRIET sulphuris; et sic facies tonituum et coruscationem si scias artficium

Offline Double D

  • Trade Count: (3)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 12609
  • SAMCC cannon by Brooks-USA
    • South African Miniature Cannon Club
Re: John C Tidball Heavy Artillery manual
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2008, 05:54:36 PM »
Allen, is that one of those free online books you can down load?
Logged

Offline jeeper1

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • A Real Regular
  • ****
  • Posts: 662
  • Gender: Male
Re: John C Tidball Heavy Artillery manual
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2008, 09:52:03 PM »
It has a download button in the upper right corner. I downloaded a copy.
Logged
I may not be completely sane, but at least I don't think I have the power to influence the weather.

Offline Double D

  • Trade Count: (3)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 12609
  • SAMCC cannon by Brooks-USA
    • South African Miniature Cannon Club
Re: John C Tidball Heavy Artillery manual
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2008, 11:55:43 PM »
I must be blind as a bat, because  I don't see any download button, even after signing up and logging on.

Logged

Offline Cat Whisperer

  • Trade Count: (2)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 7493
  • Gender: Male
  • Pulaski Coehorn Works
Re: John C Tidball Heavy Artillery manual
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2008, 02:04:23 AM »
WOW those pictures are loaded - read the emotions and thoughts behind those expressions!!!!

Thanks as well for the liink!!
Logged
Tim K                 www.GBOCANNONS.COM
Cat Whisperer
Chief of Smoke, Pulaski Coehorn Works & Winery
U.S.Army Retired
N 37.05224  W 80.78133 (front door +/- 15 feet)

Offline Max Caliber

  • GBO Supporter
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • A Real Regular
  • *****
  • Posts: 524
  • Gender: Male
Re: John C Tidball Heavy Artillery manual
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2008, 02:22:21 AM »
The second person from the right is supposed to be a German observer, Ferdinand Zeppelin, the inventor of the Zeppelin airship.
Logged
Max

Offline Cat Whisperer

  • Trade Count: (2)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 7493
  • Gender: Male
  • Pulaski Coehorn Works
Re: John C Tidball Heavy Artillery manual
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2008, 01:57:32 PM »
Zeppelin? 

Yea, right.

But then, a Google search and WOW!

He also was on an expedition to find the source of the Mississippi River, etc. etc. etc.

What an interesting character!



Logged
Tim K                 www.GBOCANNONS.COM
Cat Whisperer
Chief of Smoke, Pulaski Coehorn Works & Winery
U.S.Army Retired
N 37.05224  W 80.78133 (front door +/- 15 feet)
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »