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The Civil War Visitor Center at Tredegar Iron Works is located in the restored pattern building and offers three floors of exhibits, an interactive map table, a film about the Civil War battles around Richmond, a bookstore, and interpretive NPS rangers on site daily to provide programs and to aid visitors.
Joseph Reid Anderson (February 16, 1813 – September 7, 1892) was an American civil engineer, industrialist, politician and soldier.During the American Civil War he served as a Confederate general, and his Tredegar Iron Company was a major source of munitions and ordnance for the Confederate States Army. [1]
Tanner's company grew from Tredegar Iron Works to advance to a well-known manufacturer of steam locomotive engines. [21] Tanner had been appointed special agent for the Tredegar company in early 1887. He used his new position to embark on his new company. [22] His decision to start the locomotive works brought Richmond out of her tumultuous past.
Bellona Arsenal and the somewhat larger Tredegar Iron Works manufactured cannons and similar armaments for the Confederate military. Dr. Archer leased both Arsenal and Foundry to the Confederate States and retained a job as superintendent of the complex.
(Selma Arsenal & Gun Works) Selma, Alabama: 1861 Iron plating, Brooke rifled cannon, ironclad ships: over 70 Brooke rifles Shakanoosa Arms Mfg. Co. Rifles Shelby Iron Company: Shelby, Alabama: 1842 Iron plating SC State Military Works Greenville, South Carolina: 1861 Also "State Rifle Works" Spiller & Burr Macon, Georgia: Rifles Samuel Sutherland
The Tredegar Iron Works (1865) Positioned on the Fall Line along the James River , the city had ready access to an ample supply of hydropower to run mills and factories. The Tredegar Iron Works , sprawling along the James River , supplied high-quality munitions to the Confederacy during the war.
Manager, Tredegar Iron Works Signature William Francis Bartlett (June 6, 1840 – December 17, 1876) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and, later, an executive in the iron industry.
In 1800, the company was renamed the Tredegar Iron Company, named in honour of the Tredegar Estate at Tredegar House and Tredegar Park in Newport. The company was taken over by the Harfords of Ebbw Vale in 1818. [3] It was expanded in the late 1830s and early 1840s, producing significant volumes of rails, largely for export.