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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 And in still another part of Texas (Sisterdale) the Sisterdale Dragoon 44
Need help identifying small working cannon We have a small working cannon which was made in Spain It is approximately 28 5" long, is 12" to top of wheel, length of chrome barrel is 14" It is a black powder cannon, the frame is wood and steel It has 2 ram rods We are looking for any information available We have seen other cannons
Johnny Cake | Foods Recipes Johnny Cake's - the only thing my father taught me to cook as he made them as a child to put in his pockets to eat while he worked on the farm (of course smeared with bacon grease)
Merrimack Arms Company History? | Civil War Potpourri Bray provided the machinery to Merrimack Arms Company in Newburyport, Mass, and they made about 2,200 sporting rifles from 1867 to 1869 Most of the Merrimack Arms production was in 32, 38, 44 and 46 rimfire, with a few in 22 or 50 caliber rimfire
Should Episcopal Priests in Richmond Have Been Made to Pray for Lincoln . . . Should Episcopal Priests in Richmond Have Been Made to Pray for Lincoln? NO! And if they wanted to pray for Jeff Davis as some kind of local or social leader fine, if he was one The government should have just let it naturally come back into line The whole idea is dead wrong and stupid My church has no pre-written stuff
Uniforms - Were Civil War shoe sizes the same as modern sizes? | Ranks . . . I reread Confederate Clothing of the Houston Quartermaster Depot by Frederick R Adolphus tonight One of the things the article tells about are the shoe contracts made by Captain Wharton Some of these shoes would have went to Texas units, but probably also to Louisiana, Arkansas and the Indian
ARMY BEANS - By Craig L. Barry | Foods Recipes ARMY BEANS By Craig L Barry “The Cooking Tent” image dated to Grant’s Overland Campaign June 1864 (courtesy Library of Congress) “At noon we draw a ration of corn bread, pork and beans…took breakfast at 7 ocl (o’clock) of cold beans and corn bread “ [1] Civil War soldiers ate more beans
Feather Christmas Trees - Treasures From the Past Feather trees were the first artificial Christmas trees and they were originally made in Germany as early as 1845 Like many inventions, the tabletop feather tree came about out of necessity By the mid-19th century, decorated Christmas trees were more popular than ever Deforestation became widespread in Germany, especially during the Christmas holiday season It was a common practice to cut
Impressions - Jean wool for a Confederate uniform? | Reenactors Forum . . . Yes, jean was typically cotton warp, wool weft, unlike northern uniforms that were wool warp, wool weft Though wool made more sense for uniforms--it wore longer and adapted better to extremes in temperature and rain--the southern army substituted cotton for half the wool, presumably because cotton was king and readily available