- Confederate Arsenal Made Ramrods | Small Arms Ammunition
The musket rifle against the wall next to me, handed down through the generations to me came with a piece of home-made junk for a ramrod Likely because the ramrod made for the rifle, like other rifles handed down from the conflict, were broken or lost, and proper replacements were not available, before the resurgence of interest in the conflict
- Contributions of Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Dickinson on Meade’s Staff
Assigned to light work involving inspections in rear areas (which he had previously avoided), it might have prompted his resignation on January 24, 1864 But, as Meade's letter indicates, he made one last bid to return to active service, preferably with his old unit
- C. S. A. domestically-made revolvers | Small Arms Ammunition
There were other C S A domestic manufacturers of pistols of course, smaller than the four outfits named above For example there was Dance Brothers (of Galveston, Texas) which made a 44-cal pistol that looked like this Elsewhere in Texas the Tucker Sherrod company was making 44-cal Dragoon revolvers like these
- Member Review - HF - George Wills Made the Greatest ACW Films of All . . .
I've made a thread about this guy before, but it wasn't a full analysis George Roland Wills is a "Christian, Metal Head, Ex Cop, Film Maker, Portrait Instructor, Writer, Historian, Rebel, Lifeguard" who made four ACW films in the 2000s Move over Christopher Forbes and Ron Maxwell--this guy's got you beat
- East Tennessee In 1861 How Men made it to the Union Army
Then caravan made it to the top Cumberland Mt on the 21st They took the time to look back at where they had come from Their thoughts were all about the families, their homes, and the friends they had left behind As they descended the mountain the weather was about to change At the base of the mountain at Yellow Springs, Ky it started to snow
- Recipes for the Civil War Soldier
These recipes from the army were for the soldiers during the Civil War Ashcakes Cornmeal mixed with salt and water; wrapped in cabbage leaves and cooked in ashes until firm Baked Beans Usually cooked with pork, but sometimes baked in a kettle placed in a hole in the ground, and then
- Collection - 1856 Enfield Carbine made by Barnett - American Civil War . . .
Picked up a Barnett made P56 Enfield carbine today She was a bit rusty and has a couple cracks in the stock but over all in pretty good shape for her age It is marked on the lock with a crown over Tower on the back of the loch behind the hammer Barnett London in the middle in front of the
- Here Was Made Our Last and Desperate Stand: The Fight for Seminary . . .
The brigade had made a name for itself in the army, having earned the reputation of an elite unit with its actions at Second Manassas, South Mountain, and Antietam Having suffered some casualties that morning (and with the detachment of the 6th Wisconsin), the brigade had been reduced to approximately 1500 men
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