An Introduction To Civil War Small Arms
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Author |
: Earl J. Coates |
Publisher |
: Thomas Publications (PA) |
Total Pages |
: 100 |
Release |
: 1990 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:49015002783083 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis An Introduction to Civil War Small Arms by : Earl J. Coates
Author |
: Graham Smith |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 390 |
Release |
: 2022-06-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781510756724 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1510756728 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis Civil War Weapons by : Graham Smith
Learn about the evolution of weapons by studying the design of the Civil War weapons cataloged in this attractive, full-color reference book. More than three million Americans fought in the Civil War and over six hundred thousand men, or two percent of the population, died in this dreadful conflict. Its impact is still felt today, for the war shaped our nation, and our national character. Studying the weapons used by both the Union army and Confederate forces tells an intriguing story of its own. The well-equipped Union army had access to the best of the industrial North's manufacturing output. By contrast, the South had to get by with imported arms and locally made copies of patented weapons. But the pressure of war quickly led to improvements in both sides' firearms. A War that began with single-shot horse pistols ended with multi-shot revolvers. Poignant archive photography is used throughout the book, showing the weapons in contemporary action, and placing them in their Civil War context. Evocative paintings by renowned Civil War artist Don Troiani bring the battlefield action to life.
Author |
: William Bennett Edwards |
Publisher |
: Book Sales |
Total Pages |
: 444 |
Release |
: 1982 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0890095841 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780890095843 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis Civil War Guns by : William Bennett Edwards
A detailed, photographically illustrated examination of the production and use of firearms in the North and the South during the years of the Civil War
Author |
: Dean S. Thomas |
Publisher |
: Thomas Publications (PA) |
Total Pages |
: 76 |
Release |
: 1985 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:49015002783802 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis Cannons by : Dean S. Thomas
Author |
: John Walter |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 81 |
Release |
: 2020-09-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781472842244 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1472842243 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis Weapons of the Civil War Cavalryman by : John Walter
During the American Civil War, the mounted soldiers fighting on both sides of the conflict carried a wide array of weapons, from sabers and lances to carbines, revolvers, and other firearms. Though some sections of the cavalry placed their trust in the sabre, the advent of viable breechloading carbines -- especially repeaters such as the Spencer -- was to transform warfare within little more than a decade of General Lee's final surrender at Appomattox. However, output struggled to keep up with unprecedented demands on manufacturing technology and distribution in areas where communication was difficult and in states whose primary aim was to equip their own men rather than contribute to the arming of Federal or Confederate regiments. In addition, the almost unparalleled losses of men and equipment ensured that almost any firearm, effectual or not, was pressed into service. Consequently, the sheer variety of weaponry carried reflected the mounted soldiers' various roles in different theatres of operation, but also the availability -- or otherwise -- of weapons, notably on the Confederate side. Fully illustrated, this study assesses the effectiveness of the many different weapons arming the Civil War cavalryman and analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the decisions made after 1865 concerning the armament of the US cavalry.
Author |
: Earl J. Hess |
Publisher |
: LSU Press |
Total Pages |
: 324 |
Release |
: 2015-04-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780807159385 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0807159387 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Synopsis Civil War Infantry Tactics by : Earl J. Hess
EARL J. HESS is Stewart W. McClelland Chair in History at Lincoln Memorial University and the author of fifteen books on the Civil War, including Kennesaw Mountain: Sherman, Johnston, and the Atlanta Campaign ; The Knoxville Campaign: Burnside and Longstreet in East Tennessee ; and The Civil War in the West: Victory and Defeat from the Appalachians to the Mississippi.
Author |
: Joseph G. Bilby |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2015-03-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1594162069 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781594162060 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Revolution in Arms by : Joseph G. Bilby
"Mr. Bilby takes us through Gettysburg, among other places, showing how the Spencer and Henry rifle played a decisive role." --The Wall Street Journal "A valuable study. . . . his research is balanced and thorough, his writing is lively and clear. . . . his approach gives the book broad appeal." --Journal of Military History "This is an outstanding book--accurate, judicious, highly readable." --North & South "A Revolution in Arms is written in such a good, readable way of a very important time in the history of firearms."--Rifle Magazine "Well written and researched. . . . certainly should be an addition to your library."--Civil War Times Historians often call the American Civil War the first modern war, pointing to the use of observation balloons, the telegraph, trains, mines, ironclad ships, and other innovations. Although recent scholarship has challenged some of these "firsts," the war did witness the introduction of the first repeating rifles. No other innovation of the turbulent 1860s would have a greater effect on the future of warfare. In A Revolution in Arms: A History of the First Repeating Rifles, historian Joseph G. Bilby unfolds the fascinating story of how two New England inventors, Benjamin Henry and Christopher Spencer, each combined generations of cartridge and rifle technology to develop reliable repeating rifles. In a stroke, the Henry rifle and Spencer rifle and carbine changed warfare forever, accelerating the abandonment of the formal battle line tactics of previous generations and when properly applied, repeating arms could alter the course of a battle. Although slow to enter service, the repeating rifle soon became a sought after weapon by both Union and Confederate troops. Oliver Winchester purchased the rights to the Henry and transformed it into "the gun that won the West." The Spencer, the most famous of all Civil War small arms, was the weapon of choice for Federal cavalrymen. The revolutionary technology represented by repeating arms used in the American Civil War, including self-contained metallic cartridges, large capacity magazines, and innovative cartridge feeding systems, was copied or adapted by arms manufacturers around the world, and these features remain with us today.
Author |
: Earl J. Hess |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 304 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105131740073 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat by : Earl J. Hess
Challenges the longstanding view that the rifle musket revolutionized warfare during the Civil War, arguing instead that its actual impact was real but limited and specialized.
Author |
: Dean S. Thomas |
Publisher |
: Thomas Publications (PA) |
Total Pages |
: 76 |
Release |
: 1981 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0939631008 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780939631001 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ready--aim--fire! by : Dean S. Thomas
Information about the small arms ammunition used by the soldiers in the Battle of Gettysburg.
Author |
: Charles E Cobb Jr. |
Publisher |
: Basic Books |
Total Pages |
: 322 |
Release |
: 2014-06-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780465080953 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0465080952 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed by : Charles E Cobb Jr.
Visiting Martin Luther King Jr. at the peak of the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott, journalist William Worthy almost sat on a loaded pistol. "Just for self defense," King assured him. It was not the only weapon King kept for such a purpose; one of his advisors remembered the reverend's Montgomery, Alabama home as "an arsenal." Like King, many ostensibly "nonviolent" civil rights activists embraced their constitutional right to selfprotection -- yet this crucial dimension of the Afro-American freedom struggle has been long ignored by history. In This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed, civil rights scholar Charles E. Cobb Jr. describes the vital role that armed self-defense played in the survival and liberation of black communities in America during the Southern Freedom Movement of the 1960s. In the Deep South, blacks often safeguarded themselves and their loved ones from white supremacist violence by bearing -- and, when necessary, using -- firearms. In much the same way, Cobb shows, nonviolent civil rights workers received critical support from black gun owners in the regions where they worked. Whether patrolling their neighborhoods, garrisoning their homes, or firing back at attackers, these courageous men and women and the weapons they carried were crucial to the movement's success. Giving voice to the World War II veterans, rural activists, volunteer security guards, and self-defense groups who took up arms to defend their lives and liberties, This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed lays bare the paradoxical relationship between the nonviolent civil rights struggle and the Second Amendment. Drawing on his firsthand experiences in the civil rights movement and interviews with fellow participants, Cobb provides a controversial examination of the crucial place of firearms in the fight for American freedom.