The Mechanical Fuze and the Advance of Artillery in the Civil War - Paperback

by Edward B. McCaul (Author)

The rifled artillery used during the Civil War created the need for a new and more reliable type of artillery fuze to light powder charges. This history explains how mechanically ignited fuzes were developed to improve accuracy, distance, and power of weaponry, and how the technical and manufacturing challenges of mating gunpowder and metal were met.

Author Biography

Edward B. McCaul, Jr., is a graduate of the United States Military Academy and received a Ph.D., in history from The Ohio State University. He has published more than 30 articles and interviews in addition to two books on the Civil War.