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- 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
- 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
- Stonewall Jackson at Gettysburg? | What if. . . Discussions
The Corps would have been the same at Gettysburg with Jackson still alive Jackson might have made Lee call up Jenkins' and Corse's Brigades from Richmond so this might have helped the Pickett, Pettigrew, Trimble Charge on the 3rd day, but the attack would have still failed miserably
- Need help identifying small working cannon
We have a small working cannon which was made in Spain It is approximately 28 5" long, is 12" to top of wheel, length of chrome barrel is 14" It is a black powder cannon, the frame is wood and steel It has 2 ram rods We are looking for any information available We have seen other cannons
- Collection - Dug and published Edward Barnes Sons bowie knife | Relic . . .
Barnes was active as a knifemaker as early as 1833 and the business after his death under his sons into the late 1880s Their "U ☆ S" stamped knives were made for export to the United States market between 1853 and 1865, according to Goins' Encyclopedia of Cutlery Markings One side of the ricasso is stamped with "U ☆ S" and the other is
- 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
- Reproduction Enfields and Springfields from Italy
The Weisz barrels quickly gained a reputation in the N-SSA as being extremely accurate barrels The entire exterior of the barrel was machined from one piece of 4140 steel! This included the bolster which means that the barrel started out as a fairly large size piece of steel The barrels were made in two different "Runs "
- Uniforms - Where did CSA snake buckles come from? | Ranks, Uniforms . . .
In his book "Plates and Buckles of the American Military 1795 - 1874", Sydney C Kerksis reports that the Confederate States imported a number of English service waist belts for use during the Civil War
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