What is a battery box?

[3rdUSRedleg]

Re: What is a battery wagon?

For what it is worth. A limber is a limber. The box on the limber changes per it's application. A Battery wagon limber can pull a traveling forge or a caisson or a cannon. The limber should be thought of as the "truck" that you see on the road today, with the trailers being interchangeable.
Attached is picture from the historical ordnance works web site.
The description given in this thread is good as a mobile storage for repair parts.

Yeah dont ya love it, Infantrymen moderate ...
Infantrymen call our limbers caissons...

[cannoneer]

Re: What is a battery wagon?

For what it is worth. A limber is a limber. The box on the limber changes per it's application. A Battery wagon limber can pull a traveling forge or a caisson or a cannon. The limber should be thought of as the "truck" that you see on the road today, with the trailers being interchangeable.
Attached is picture from the historical ordnance works web site.
The description given in this thread is good as a mobile storage for repair parts.

[RJSamp]

Re: What is a battery box?

Is that what happens after the infantry forms a box against cavalry?

Hank Trent
hanktrent@voyager.net

No, Infantry becomes Uhlan's after being destroyed in a box...as in "I saw uhlan down after the canister ripped through your regimental box"

"My mother Expressed a box of commestibles to me through that new upstart company, American. Adams being the preferred express agent, I wonder if American will stay in business after the war?"

Now I'm getting hungry with all of this box talk....where's a Jack in the Crack when you need one?!

[Hank Trent]

Re: What is a battery box?

a similar thread discussing dismounted cavalry operating outside of the box.....

Is that what happens after the infantry forms a box against cavalry?

Hank Trent
hanktrent@voyager.net

[paulcalloway]

Re: What is a battery box?

Thanks, Paul. I was hoping someone would see what was going on...

Dan Wykes

Yes, we do see what is going on and we would like it to stop.

[Danny]

Re: What is a battery box?

...If the original question wasn't about telegraphic equipment (a 'battery' box) then I'll eat a bugle......

Munch away :)

I have a couple of thoughts and questions on this discussion. The term battery box has been use a couple of times, what exactly are you talking about. I have an idea but want to be clear. ...Do you mean the battery's wagon as in army baggage wagon attached to the battery or the Battery Wagon. If you mean the weapons were in the Battery Wagon, I am not to sure that I would agree with that...This is a rolling repair shop for the battery. Lots of tools packed into that wagon and its limber chest. The limber chest for the wagon and field forge do not have the same interior as for a gun... I have seen one Battery Wagon that was loaded with most of the tools and gear that the manual states should be there... Bill Thomas Driver Lazarus Battery

Dan Wykes

[Danny]

Re: What is a battery box?

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There's no need to be confrontational and argumentative all the time.

Thanks, Paul. I was hoping someone would see what was going on...

Dan Wykes

[RJSamp]

Re: What is a battery box?

I'm currently looking for a picture of a lance truck. I'm thinking uhlan regiments must have used them for when they were fighting dismounted. This means I might find one in a history of Rush's Lancers. Unless, of course, their dismounted drill fell back on Macedonian practice. But perhaps this belongs in the cavalry discussion. RJ?

PS -- Another form of "battery box" saw use in the gold fields.

I used to sell battery boxes for a living....if you recognize Vynckier, bollard, NEMA 3R then you're on the right track. If the original question wasn't about telegraphic equipment (a 'battery' box) then I'll eat a bugle (surpisingly tasty corn chips).

My son is going to play volleyball for the IPFW Macedonian's next year....or is that pronounced Mastadon's?

Vietnamese 'ladies' used to yell out "you numbah wan GI, me love uhlan time"....I thought this came from a WWI scenario impressian....

remember, a similar thread discussing dismounted cavalry operating outside of the box shouldn't be rekindled here.....

Maybe I'll read that book on Chickamauga on a Kindle...

[Pvt Schnapps]

Re: What is a battery box?

I'm currently looking for a picture of a lance truck. I'm thinking uhlan regiments must have used them for when they were fighting dismounted. This means I might find one in a history of Rush's Lancers. Unless, of course, their dismounted drill fell back on Macedonian practice. But perhaps this belongs in the cavalry discussion. RJ?

PS -- Another form of "battery box" saw use in the gold fields.

[john duffer]

Re: What is a battery box?

Am I the only one here expecting an arguement next about whether the posts were arguementive ? :)

Sorry Paul, couldn't help myself.

[paulcalloway]

Re: What is a battery box?

Danny -
There's no need to be confrontational and argumentative all the time.

[Danny]

Re: What is a battery box?

Dan
since the term"battery box" is not in the manuals for artillery what are you talking about?Bill ThomasDriver Lazarus Battery

Casual reference to battery wagon, you know, the box on that wagon, that's all.

But let's use the terms from the manuals.

Dan Wykes

[RJSamp]

Re: What is a battery box?

I'm missing that there's any Artillery-related references to the casual term "battery box" here -- that's what we were looking for -- but thanks for all this other stuff.

Dan Wykes

enough Dan, this thread has nothing to do with artillery.

[Lazarus Driver]

Re: What is a battery box?

Dan
since the term"battery box" is not in the manuals for artillery what are you talking about?

Bill Thomas
Driver
Lazarus Battery

[Danny]

Re: What is a battery box?

...FIELD TELEGRAPH TRAIN. ..A train consists of one (1) battery wagon, four ... etc...etc...etc

I'm missing that there's any Artillery-related references to the casual term "battery box" here -- that's what we were looking for -- but thanks for all this other stuff.

Dan Wykes