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I am just beginning to research and learn about civil war weapons and this book has a lot of pictures and some information about them. Many weapons were used in the the civil war from knives to swords along with a variety of firearms, including rifles, pistols, muskets, and repeating weapons. Standard catalog of civil war firearms and millions of other books are available. They were instrumental in defeating general robert e. With this book, hess has only added to his reputation as one of the leading civil war.

Shermans 1865 carolinas campaign receives scant attention from most civil war historians, largely because it was overshadowed by the army of. They inflicted huge casualties on the 12,500 men who attacked the union lines during picketts charge on july 3rd 1863. The book details the pistols, revolvers, carbines, rifles, longarms, artillery, swords and edged weapons used in the conflict, and reveals fascinating stories and facts about each type of weapon and the men who used them in the civil war. Most books have some useless and some germane to my own interests. More than three million americans fought in the civil war and over six hundred thousand men, or two perce war is a driver for technological change, and the evolution of weapons can be seen by studying the design of the civil war weapons cataloged in this attractive fullcolor reference book. Information and articles about civil war guns, a weapon used in the. Civil war soldiers were known to make juryrigged explosives using assortments of fuses and gunpowder, but the conflict also saw advances in the design and manufacture of hand grenades. Lee shows the books to the confederate congress, in the hope that the futures. Civil war weapons showcases studio photographs of the weapons used to fight the war between the states, along with illustrations and beautiful color paintings. Written by one of the deans of texas history, civil war texas provides an. Reference books on the civil war the books on this highly selective list are shelved in alic. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item cite this page. Trying to name the top dozen civil war books of all time is, admittedly, a brazen act on my part.

Nevertheless, the books on this list are, indeed, my alltime favorites. The american civil war began in 1861, lasted until 1865, and was ruinous by any standard. These weapons include edged weapons such as knives, swords, and bayonets, firearms such as, rifledmuskets, breech loaders and repeating weapons, various field guns such as artillery, and new weapons such as the early grenade. The american civil war, fought between the union and confederate forces, took place from 1861 to 1865. The historical archive from time to time produces free ebooks on specific subjects for you to enjoy. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. The american civil war, fought between the union and confederate forces, took place.

Musket, bayonets and cannons werent the only deadly weapons to haunt the battlefields of the 1860s. The guns of the south is an alternate history novel set during the american civil war by harry. Six books on the civil war these six histories of the civil war that are mustreads if you want to better understand the conflict. State adjutant generals reports for the civil war in the national archives library civil war state adjutant generals reports held by alic.

When reading various civil war books, i often came across weapons and other. Alice shirley and the story of wexford lodge by winschel, terrence ed. The civil war is often to referred as the first modern war in history as it included the most advanced tec. List of weapons in the american civil war wikipedia. United states history civil war, 18611865 include extended shelves you can also browse an alphabetical list from this subject or from. See the map of the archives i library, room g30 to find the location of the materials in the library. The font was a bit small but the information was well presented and the. Many books about the civil war are shelved in the archives i library in library of congress classifications e456e655, u military science, f local history or others. Civil war cannons were the lions of the battlefield. Civil war weapons main weapons in the civil war civil.