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Confederate Arsenal Made Ramrods | Small Arms Ammunition I am working on compiling information on ramrods that were produced by the various Confederate Arsenals (sometimes called "blacksmith made" as have been observed with C R weapons and other conversions This would also apply to the Richmond Muskets In fact most of the information available is on
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
East Tennessee In 1861 How Men made it to the Union Army The story begins in East Tennessee in 1861 This is a true story about the struggles of union men in East Tennessee and their attempts to join the Union army In the fall of 1963, I headed south from central Indiana to college in East Tennessee I had chosen Lincoln Memorial University located
Union Cases - 1 of 13 | Period Photos Examinations When these components were mixed together, heated and pressed into a mold, the parts of a Union Case are formed and because of the way they were made, the parts of the cases could take on fine, and in some cases, elaborate details which most Union cases display
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
Beverages during Civil War Times | Foods Recipes Simpler domestic beverages like apple cider and beer became popular Also one type of homemade alcoholic beverage that became popular in the South was made by the mixing one part corn syrup and or molasses with three parts water and then fermenting it in a barrel From: "Everyday Life During The Civil War" by Michael J Varhola
1856 Enfield Carbine made by Barnett - American Civil War Forums The best quality arms made by any private company are from the London Armoury Company You'll find various opinions facts alternative facts about how many arms imported to the US for the Civil War were from the London Armoury I believe only a modest percentage of the hundreds of thousands of "enfield" arms imported were from the London
Rock Walls Fences of the Bluegrass | Mid-19th Century Life These rock walls or fences were made of ancient limestone and are the hallmark of Kentucky's Bluegrass region The earliest settlers to Kentucky built dry laid fences in the 18th century They were built around farms, cemeteries and mills They were built by Irish and Scottish immigrants who
Lincoln - Arlington is made a hospital | Famous People of the Late . . . OTD - June 16, 1862 President Lincoln orders Gen R E Lee's house at Arlington Heights converted into a hospital (N Y Tribune, 17 June 1862 ) Before the war, the estate had been located on the Potomac River across from Washington DC It was land his wife inherited from her father At
Real Confederate Bowie Knives | Edged Weapons - American Civil War Forums When researching book and scouring as many images of soldiers armed with knives, majority of Union soldiers had Sheffield bowies or side knives, but most knife-toting Confederates had "local-made" especially early war where it was an honor to use Southern made arms I agree, some of the home grown edged weapons were very good