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The best gun in the world : George Woodward Morse and the South Carolina State Military Works /

A thoroughly researched account of weapons innovation and industrialization during the Civil War.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Seigler, Robert S. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, [2017]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • The Best Gun in the World
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER 1. George Woodward Morse
  • CHAPTER 2. ;s Early Patents
  • CHAPTER 3. Nathan M. Muzzy
  • CHAPTER 4. War Department Evaluations, CHAPTER 5. Springfield Armory
  • CHAPTER 6. s New Carbine, 1860
  • CHAPTER 7. Morse in Late 1860 and Early 1861
  • CHAPTER 8. Harpers Ferry, Nashville, and Atlanta
  • CHAPTER 9. South Carolina State Military Works and David Lopez Jr
  • CHAPTER 10. 1862
  • CHAPTER 11. Morse Comes to South CarolinaCHAPTER 12. Labor
  • CHAPTER 13. 1863
  • CHAPTER 14. Resignation and Successor
  • CHAPTER 15. Morseâ#x80;#x99;s Brass-frame Carbine
  • CHAPTER 16. Sale of the State Works
  • CHAPTER 17. Late 1863 and 1864
  • CHAPTER 18. 1865
  • CHAPTER 19. State Military Works and Lopez, Postwar
  • CHAPTER 20. Postwar Patent Petitions and Lawsuits
  • CHAPTER 21. Final Productivity
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1. Inventory of Machinery, Tools, and Stock of Tennessee Armory, Atlanta, March 1862
  • Appendix 2. Surviving Morse Firearms Listed by Serial NumberAppendix 3. List of Slave Workers
  • Appendix 4. List of White Employees
  • Appendix 5. Total Production of Morseâ#x80;#x99;s Firearms
  • Notes
  • Bibliography