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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The 37th Regiment of Iowa Volunteers, Iowas Graybeards was made up of . . .
These were often made up of older men or youths In the South some of these were called up for emergency service In the North a few home guard units also served during emergencies Most of the home guard units that did serve, only served in the area where they lived or in state they were from Home guard units usually only served short term
- Black Powder Cannon Construction | Cannons Artillery Crew Served . . .
That is why I made the post here in the first place, to get advice and see if there was anything I overlooked (like exploding soda can dust, for instance ) But I want to assure you all of the following: -The final designs (and product) will be checked over by at the very least a gunsmith, but most likely a cannon-maker
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