Henry Jackson Hunt was Chief of Artillery in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. Considered by his contemporaries the greatest artillery tactician and strategist of the war, he was a master of the science of gunnery and rewrote the manual on the organization and use of artillery in early modern armies. His courage and tactics affected the outcome of some of the most significant battles in the war, including Malvern Hill, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and most notably at Gettysburg, where his operational decisions regarding strategic cannon placement and conservation of ammunition for the Confederate main assault, contributed greatly to the defeat of Pickett's Charge.
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, September 26, 1862. September 26, 1862. Respectfully forwarded to the headquarters Army of the Potomac. In my official report of the actions before Richmond I referred…
SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES, June 27, 1864. No. 43. City Point, June 27, 1864. In all siege operations about Petersburg, south of the Appomattox, have general…
HEADQUARTERS SIEGE TRAIN, Broadway Landing, Va., August 4, 1864. GENERAL: I have the honor to submit the following report upon the: siege train organized by me in April last, according…