History of the Confederate Powder Works

History of the Confederate Powder Works

History of the Confederate Powder WorksIn accepting your invitation to address you on the general history of...
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Author: Rains, George Washington,1817-1898
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Language: English
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History of the Confederate Powder Works

History of the Confederate Powder Works

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History of the Confederate Powder Works

$107.61 $53.78
Author: Rains, George Washington,1817-1898
Format: eBook
Language: English

History of the Confederate Powder Works

In accepting your invitation to address you on the general history of the Confederate Powder Works, I do so with some hesitation, on account of my close personal connection with a subject which absorbed my thought, time and energies. In the history of a war we find, generally, but little reference to the manufactories engaged in the preparation of material; they had been previously established, and were in active operation before its commencement, their products being immediately available for active operations. An instance can scarcely be found in modern warfare where previous preparations had not been made, and where the necessary manufacturing works did not already exist. The late war was entered upon unexpectedly. Throughout the Southern country it was supposed that the North would not seriously oppose a secession of the States from the Federal compact, hence no previous provision had been made for such contingency, and no material of war gathered. The entire supply of gunpowder in the Confederacy at the beginning of the conflict, was scarcely sufficient for one month of active operations, and not a pound was being made throughout its limits. To enter upon a great war without a supply of this essential material, and without effective means of procuring it from abroad, or of manufacturing it at home, was appalling. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 24537
Author: Rains, George Washington
Release Date: Feb 7, 2008
Format: eBook
Language: English

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