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Pages in category "Weapons of the Confederate States of America" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total.
The closest that chemical weapons came to actual use was during the Siege of Petersburg: after the Battle of the Crater, Confederate engineer William W. Blackford dug counter-tunnels and placed smoke cartridges which, when activated by a nearby sentry, would asphyxiate any Union sappers. However, the Union attempted no further mining operations ...
This is a list of Confederate arms manufacturers. The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by thirteen Southern states that had declared their secession from the United States. The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil ...
Military equipment of the Confederate States includes all military equipment designed, produced, ... Weapons of the Confederate States of America (1 C, 46 P)
During the American Civil War, an assortment of small arms found their way onto the battlefield.Though the muzzleloader percussion cap rifled musket was the most numerous weapon, being standard issue for the Union and Confederate armies, many other firearms, ranging from the single-shot breech-loading Sharps and Burnside rifles to the Spencer and the Henry rifles - two of the world's first ...
Weapons of the Confederate States of America (1 C, 46 P) R. American Civil War rifles (41 P) Pages in category "American Civil War weapons" The following 72 pages are ...
Both Federal and Confederate contracts list examples of 24-pounders delivered during the war, and surviving examples exist of imported Austrian types of this caliber used by the Confederates. The M1841 24-pounder howitzers found use in the "reserve" batteries of the respective armies, but were gradually replaced over time with heavy rifled guns.
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by eleven Southern slave states that had declared their secession from the United States. The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War.