Artillery at Antietam
At Antietam, the rolling terrain was of benefit to the artillerists of both armies. Placing their more than 500 cannons on high ground, blue and gray alike were able to effectively strike enemy troop positions at great distances. So intense was the cannon fire, Confederate Colonel Stephen D. Lee, who commanded the key artillery position located where the Visitor Center is today, referred to Antietam Battlefield as "artillery hell."...
Part 1
https://www.nps.gov/anti/learn/historyculture/arty.htm
Part 2
https://www.nps.gov/anti/learn/historyculture/arty2.htm
Part 3
https://www.nps.gov/anti/learn/historyculture/arty3.htm
Following Antietam Battle Action with Maps
This page will show you how the opposing forces moved and clashed on September 17, 1862 near Sharpsburg, Maryland.
http://antietam.aotw.org/maps.php?map_number=main
Artillery Pieces Participating At Antietam, September 17, 1862
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/art...7-1862.166044/
Individual artillery type information
https://civilwartalk.com/forums/artillery-profile.264/
Artillery Hell:
C.S Colonel S. D. Lee and his Guns at Antietam-Official Report-
http://antietam.aotw.org/exhibit.php?exhibit_id=11
U.S Capt John Tompkins' -Official Report-
http://antietam.aotw.org/exhibit.php?exhibit_id=119
Antietam-artillery -PDF-
http://npshistory.com/brochures/anti...-artillery.pdf
Field Artillery Battery
Positions and Duties
https://www.batteryi.org/ranks