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Civil War use of jackknives and penknives. | Edged Weapons Clasp utility knives are a different tool As the name suggests, they were used for a number of tasks that needed a tool They usually only had one blade, usually a single-edged blade to avoid 'accidents' when in the pocket They were first made in Sheffield and became popular for hunting and frontier use in the USA from about 1800
Strength Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia, 1864-1865 Ladies and gentlemen, for the past month, I spent my free time (plus change) working on a google doc compiling information regarding the organization field strength of the Army of Northern Virginia in its last year of existence, from the brutal fighting in the Wilderness to the surrender at
Regulated, volunteer state issued equipment, clothing, and gear. What equipment were Union soldiers issued during the American Civil War? Examples could be volunteer issued-equipment, State issued gear, belts, or pouches, knapsacks, etc Whatever you can call them! Clothing can be in this topic also Examples such as uniforms, types of shakos, kepis, or
The Conservative Northern Position: The Unappreciated Alternative For the longest time, in the vast majority of cases the only two positions that get any attention are the "Southern position" and the Radical Republican position, which is usually portrayed as the "Northern position " With very few exceptions, in modern Civil War scholarship, the conservative Northern position is given scant attention
What if Longstreet had refused to obey Lees orders Prior to Gettysburg, Lee seemed to under use Pickett's division, and I wonder if they had been kept closer in proximity to other divisions of the Army of Northern Virginia and were able to be in Gettysburg by the first or even the second day to participate in the actual fighting, perhaps the outcome would have been entirely different
Civil War blacksmithing tools question All the tools for the "Traveling Forges" were specified in the Mordecai drawings, by Captain Mordecai Unfortunately I only have one photo of the tool pages Many hammers and tongs are pretty much the same as they were then, but of course people do come up with new ideas of what works for them, and now-a-days there is an increased interest in ergonomics of tools The basic cross-peen and the
Other Confederate Units Uniformity | Ranks, Uniforms, Clothing, Gear While I do know Lee's army was still somewhat uniformed based on photos from 1864-1865, what about other Confederate departments armies around mid 1864 until the end of the war? Were they also decently supplied with uniforms and shoes, or as ragged as many think?
What is the best best Minie ball mold for live firing of Pedersoli . . . I just got a new Pedersoli 1861 Springfield and while I do reenacting also ,my primary hobby for the past 23 years is Cowboy Action Shooting which is using live ammo I do reloading and have cast round balls for my cap and ball pistols I have never shot a musket with live ammo so if I buy any
There wasnt much fighting done in Northern Alabama? I noticed Southern Alabama had most of the fighting, that and some in central Was there alot of fighting done in Northern Alabama? Am I missing something?