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Bayonet for Pedersolis 1861 Springfield? - American Civil War Forums I definitely plan to invest in a quality made Italian bayonet, likely made from spring steel as opposed to carbon steel like most India reproductions The question is does anyone know of any 1861 bayonets that would fit Pedersoli's 1861 springfield "out of the box?" If not, could anyone give me
Currency - Coins in the Confederacy | Currency, Stamps, other . . . The Confederates made very little coins during the Civil War, but it's a bit more complicated than that The U S had 5 mints around the country that they were using, so when the Confederacy came to be, they took over 3 of them, most notably in New Orleans The Confederates started making coins
The Civil War Monitor magazines top 20 biggest Civil War celebrities . . . The Civil War Monitor magazine assembled a group of 'historians' to select the 20 biggest Civil War celebrities Is six women enough women? They came in 3rd place, 10th place,14th place,17th place, 18th place, and 19th place Can anyone one guess what six women made the cut and what place they
Real Confederate Bowie Knives - American Civil War Forums I made a measured drawing of two of the knives at the Coastal Museum for a knife smith in our local blacksmith forge One of them was a utility knife very similar to the Green River multi use knife above The "Bowie Knife" was exactly the same blade with a clip point Makes sense, a manufacturer would have no reason not to simplify the production
Buttons for civilian made jackets for Confederate soldiers I have coin buttons on one of my commutation jackets I have a cap made with original civilian flower pattern brass buttons on it so there were substitutes Soldiers themselves if they had the means and could find them would often replace issued wood buttons with state buttons or alternative brass buttons
Case Shot or Canister? - American Civil War Forums Most case-shot was made of lead, both north and south Later in the War when lead supplies were short, the Confederacy switched to iron case-shot balls Most all canister consisted of iron balls Thanks! Great explanation that even I can understand Now on to "shells" - I got the ones that were hollow cannonballs with powder inside
Authentic - Hardtack with photos! - American Civil War Forums FOOD IN THE CIVIL WAR -- THAT STUFF CALLED HARDTACK The most common -- and likely the most hated -- food for Civil War soldiers was hardtack, a simple cracker made from flour and water Hardtack was described as "indestructible, imperishable, practically inedible, too hard to chew, too small
Tell me more! - American Civil War Forums Were most muskets made from the same type of wood? Being from Michigan I know that huge amounts of lumber from Michigan was being sold to the Federal government, but I am not sure of the mix of hard woods and pine My next question is, did wood have to season before it could be used in muskets?
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
What Should Be Made of the term Consort? - American Civil War Forums Ladies Gents- I have across the term a couple of times while doing research The term "consort" is used Would this possibly have been used for a couple that was maybe living together rather than formally married? Below are the terms I found with a general on-line search Maybe I am reading