U S And Confederate Arms And Armories During The American Civil War
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U S And Confederate Arms And Armories During The American Civil War
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Author : James B. Whisker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
U S And Confederate Arms And Armories During The American Civil War written by James B. Whisker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
The Report of the Secretary of War on 10 June 1848 showed that on 30 June 1847 the United States possessed 707, 011 small arms, of which 586, 513 had been made at the Harper's Ferry and Springfield national armories; 118, 113 had been made by private armories and contractors; and only 2365 had been imported. All foreign made arms were classified as fourth-class arms, but within just twenty years, were to become more important than at any time since the First War for Independence.
U S And Confederate Arms And Armories During The American Civil War Confederate Arms And Armories
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Author : James B. Whisker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
U S And Confederate Arms And Armories During The American Civil War Confederate Arms And Armories written by James B. Whisker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Armories categories.
This volume covers Confederate arms and armories.
U S And Confederate Arms And Armories During The American Civil War
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Author : James B. Whisker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
U S And Confederate Arms And Armories During The American Civil War written by James B. Whisker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
This volume includes topics such as: breech-loading carbines; inspection; costs; pre-Civil War arms; carbines whose production and first models were produced before the Civil War; and Civil War percussion carbines.
Arms And Equipment Of The Civil War
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Author : Jack Coggins
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-03-07
Arms And Equipment Of The Civil War written by Jack Coggins and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-07 with History categories.
From iron-clads, submarine torpedoes, and military balloons to pontoon bridges, grenades, and siege artillery, this excellent work describes what material was available to the armies and navies of both sides. Over 500 black-and-white illustrations.
Arms And Equipment Of The Confederacy
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Author : Time-Life Books
language : en
Publisher: Time Life Medical
Release Date : 1998
Arms And Equipment Of The Confederacy written by Time-Life Books and has been published by Time Life Medical this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
Powerful images and vivid narrative are combined in a unique catalog of Civil War artifacts, tactical maps and other battle accouterments.
Confederate Odyssey
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Author : Gordon L. Jones
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2014-11-15
Confederate Odyssey written by Gordon L. Jones and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-15 with History categories.
Throughout his life, Atlanta resident George W. Wray Jr. (1936–2004) built a collection of more than six hundred of the rarest Confederate artifacts including not just firearms and edged weapons but also flags, uniforms, and accoutrements. Today, Wray’s collection forms an integral part of the Atlanta History Center’s holdings of some eleven thousand Civil War artifacts. Confederate Odyssey tells the story of the Civil War through the Wray Collection. Analyzing the collection as material evidence, Gordon L. Jones demonstrates how a slave-based economy on the cusp of industrialization attempted to fight an industrial war. The broad range of the collection includes many rare or one-of-a-kind objects, such as a patent model and early inventions by gun maker George W. Morse, the bloodstained coat of a seventeen-year-old South Carolina soldier, battle flags made of cloth imported from England, and arms made in Georgia, the heart of the Confederacy’s burgeoning military-industrial complex. As Civil War history, Confederate Odyssey benefits from the study of material remains as it bridges the domains of professional scholars and amateur collectors such as Wray. The book tells of the stories, significance, and context of these artifacts to general readers and Civil War buffs alike. The Wray Collection is more than a gathering of relics; it is a tale of historical truths revealed in small details.
The Best Gun In The World
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Author : Robert S. Seigler
language : en
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Release Date : 2017-10-31
The Best Gun In The World written by Robert S. Seigler and has been published by Univ of South Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-31 with History categories.
A thoroughly researched account of weapons innovation and industrialization in South Carolina during the Civil War and the man who made it happen. A year after seceding from the Union, South Carolina and the Confederate States government faced the daunting challenge of equipping soldiers with weapons, ammunition, and other military implements during the American Civil War. In The Best Gun in the World, Robert S. Seigler explains how South Carolina created its own armory and then enlisted the help of a weapons technology inventor to meet the demand. Seigler mined state and federal factory records, national and state archives, and US patents for detailed information on weapons production, the salaries and status of free and enslaved employees, and other financial records to reveal an interesting, distinctive story of technological innovation and industrialization in South Carolina. George Woodward Morse, originally from New Hampshire, was a machinist and firearms innovator, who settled in Louisiana in the 1840s. He invented a reliable breechloading firearm in the mid-1850s to replace muzzleloaders that were ubiquitous throughout the world. Essential to the successful operation of any breechloader was its ammunition, and Morse perfected the first metallic, center-fire, pre-primed cartridge, his most notable contribution to the development of modern firearms. The US War Department tested Morse rifles and cartridges prior to the beginning of the Civil War and contracted with the inventor to produce the weapons at Harpers Ferry Armory. However, when the war began, Morse, a slave-holding plantation owner, determined that he could sell more of his guns in the South. The South Carolina State Military Works originally designed to cast cannon, produced Morse’s carbine and modified muskets, brass cartridges, cartridge boxes, and other military accoutrements. The armory ultimately produced only about 1,350 Morse firearms. For the next twenty years, Morse sought to regain his legacy as the inventor of the center-fire brass cartridges that are today standard ammunition for military and sporting firearms. “Does justice to one of the greatest stories in American firearms history. If George Woodward Morse had not sided with the Confederacy, his name might be as famous today as Colt or Winchester.” —Gordon L. Jones, Atlanta History Center “Excellent and well-researched.” —Patrick McCawley, South Carolina Department of Archives and History “For connoisseurs and scholars of military history (especially Civil War), history of technology, or Southern/South Carolina history, this is a must-read and reference volume pertaining to a previously little-known aspect of the nineteenth century that had a far-reaching impact in the manner wars would be fought by soldiers decades later.” —Barry L. Stiefel, College of Charleston
Arms And Equipment Of The Union
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Author : Time-Life Books
language : en
Publisher: Time Life Medical
Release Date : 1999-06
Arms And Equipment Of The Union written by Time-Life Books and has been published by Time Life Medical this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-06 with History categories.
Powerful images and vivid narrative are combined in a unique catalog of Civil War artifacts, tactical maps and other battle accouterments.
Arms And Equipment Of The Civil War
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Author : Jack Coggins
language : en
Publisher: Random House Value Pub
Release Date : 1962
Arms And Equipment Of The Civil War written by Jack Coggins and has been published by Random House Value Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with History categories.
Profusely illustrated description of the equipment, clothing, organization and weapons used by the Confederate and Union army and naval forces during the Civil War
Arming The Union
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Author : Carl L. Davis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Arming The Union written by Carl L. Davis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with History categories.