Contributions of Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Dickinson on Meade’s Staff Assigned to light work involving inspections in rear areas (which he had previously avoided), it might have prompted his resignation on January 24, 1864 But, as Meade's letter indicates, he made one last bid to return to active service, preferably with his old unit
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
Civil War Era Road Construction Engineering The pavement (from Latin pavinientum) was made of compressed layers of gravel set on a cement bed with limestone shoulders Ditches at the sides of the road provided necessary drainage After the advent of the automobile, it became standard to bind the gravel with tar or asphalt for greater durability and to reduce dust
Authentic - Hardtack with photos! | Foods Recipes 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 for shoeing mules, and too big to use as bullets "
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
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
Pottery | Relic Hunting Collecting I just wanted to get more information on any pottery during the civil war Was there specific pottery made for the war that would have marks on the pottery that would be used to link this pottery specifically for the civil war Water pitchers and wash bowls, etc thank you, sandfisher
Collection - 1856 Enfield Carbine made by Barnett - American Civil War . . . 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
Member Review - HF - George Wills Made the Greatest ACW Films of All . . . I've made a thread about this guy before, but it wasn't a full analysis George Roland Wills is a "Christian, Metal Head, Ex Cop, Film Maker, Portrait Instructor, Writer, Historian, Rebel, Lifeguard" who made four ACW films in the 2000s Move over Christopher Forbes and Ron Maxwell--this guy's got you beat
NF - Musket Ball and Small Shot Identification: A Guide | Civil War . . . Daniel M Sivilch (Author) University of Oklahoma Press (March 18, 2016) In the past, an excavated musket ball might simply have been catalogued as either a “spherical lead bullet” or an “impacted bullet ” But each recovered ball, far from being a mere lump of lead, is a part of history and