. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . jjijer, both for bronze field-guns and for casting of bronze guns was inmaediately stopped, and allthe availaljle copper was utilized in the manufacture of soon became apparent that the supply would be exhaustedand the armies rendered powerless unless other sources of sup-ply were discovered. No reliance could be placed on the sup-ply from abroad, for the blockade was stringent, although largeorders had been forwarded. Of course, the knowledge of thisscarcity of copper was kept from the 2:)ublic as much
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . jjijer, both for bronze field-guns and for casting of bronze guns was inmaediately stopped, and allthe availaljle copper was utilized in the manufacture of soon became apparent that the supply would be exhaustedand the armies rendered powerless unless other sources of sup-ply were discovered. No reliance could be placed on the sup-ply from abroad, for the blockade was stringent, although largeorders had been forwarded. Of course, the knowledge of thisscarcity of copper was kept from the 2:)ublic as much as possi-ble. In this emergency, it was concluded to render available,if possible, some of the cojjper turpentine- and apple-brandy-stills which were in North and South Carolina in largenumbers. This work was entrusted to Lieutenant-ColonelLeroy Broun, commanding the Richmond Arsenal. In spite of the difficulties to be overcome and the con-stantly increasing pressure for immediate results, the Confed-erate Ordnance Department was able to boast of some useful. CONFEDERATE GINS—PRACTICALLY EVERY TYPE ISED IN THE CI\ ILIZEU WORLD IN 1865 In the collection of captured Confederate artillery on the wharvesof Richmond awaiting shipment North in April, 1865, might befound practically every type of gim made and used by thecivilized nations of the world, besides some patterns en-tirely obsolete. The firstsoiuces of Confederate artil-lery were the captured navy-yards and arsenals. Pur-chasing agents were sent toEurope and some guns wereimported from abroad. Thiswas eventually checked bythe Federal blockade. Oneof the principal places ofmanufacture was the Trede-gar Iron Works in Rich-mond. Large quantities ofordnance were also obtainedfrom all battlegrounds ofthe war where the Con-federates held the field for atime following the to these various sources
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