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
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
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
ARMY BEANS - By Craig L. Barry | Foods Recipes - American Civil War . . . 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 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
The 37th Regiment of Iowa Volunteers, Iowas Graybeards was made up of . . . Many states had home guard type units of older men 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
Black Powder Cannon Construction | Cannons Artillery Crew Served . . . It doesn't need to be the toughest thing on the market; as you can see by my measurements, the cannon is about 5% thicker than the standard safety recommendations already call for; furthermore the schematics I copied from were originally made with brass, so I'm confident that modern steel won't sneeze twice at anything I can pack into the cannon
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