- 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
- 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
- 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
- NF - Will “The last full Measure” movie, ever be made? | Civil War . . .
The only way I can see The Last Full Measure getting made into a movie (or better yet a miniseries) is if somebody can go back and remake Gods and Generals from scratch (and be more faithful to the source material)
- 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 long shot made with a Henry 1860 by Gus in the Lonesome Dove . . .
The long shot made with a Henry 1860 by Gus in the "Lonesome Dove" movie Could a 1860 Henry make such a shot?
- 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?
- Lees biggest mistakes at Gettysburg - American Civil War Forums
They all made mistakes, and honestly, it was extremely hard coordinating that many men at any one time Having said all of that I've recently purchased Sears Gettysburg book and have been re-reading some of my other purchases, and the once the battle commenced on July 1st, I feel like the biggest mistake Lee made that he had the most control
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