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the greatest cannonade the North American Continent had ever witnessed as Alexander peered through his glasses, trying to fathom if the Rebel bombardment had created the necessary conditions for their infantry to advance. (Emphasis supplied)
One wonders whether the Confederates had sufficient ammunition and one presumes that the Yankees had ammunition aplenty. One wonders whether the practicalities of horsepower logistics had anything to do with the, presumably, disproportionate artillery available to the contending sides.
one reason for the disproportionate artillery available to the contending sides. One side had 5 large foundries and a dozen or so smaller foundries that could cast artillery barrels, the other side had 1 large foundry and 2-3 smaller foundries that could cast artillery barrels.