Aug 19, 2014
August 19, 1864: "Receipt of heavy cannon by this department is insufficient" and the Ordnance Department wants more Rodman Guns
August 19, 1864: “Receipt of heavy cannon by this department is insufficient” and the Ordnance Department wants more Rodman Guns
A theme I have researched for many years is wartime cannon production, on the Federal side, and how that reflected defense policy more so than wartime needs. While the Confederate side of the story is largely “not enough capacity, make what we can,” the Federal side is much more complex.
One might guess, without consultation of the figures, that field guns would be in high demand during the war,…
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