"The Civil War Monitor" magazine's top 20 biggest Civil War …
Aug 25, 2012 · The Civil War Monitor magazine assembled a group of 'historians' to select the 20 biggest Civil War celebrities. Is six women enough women? They came in 3rd place, 10th …
Bayonet for Pedersoli's 1861 Springfield? - American Civil War …
Dec 27, 2011 · I definitely plan to invest in a quality made Italian bayonet, likely made from spring steel as opposed to carbon steel like most India reproductions. The question is does anyone …
Collection - 1856 Enfield Carbine made by Barnett | Small Arms ...
Mar 15, 2023 · The best quality arms made by any private company are from the London Armoury Company. You'll find various opinions / facts / alternative facts about how many arms imported …
Civil War Era Knives | Small Arms & Ammunition
Jun 23, 2013 · Does anyone have in their collection the humble pocketknife from CW times? I'd like to see them, even if they're repros or custom-made modern ones. I think this simple tool …
Texas made dragoon pistol - American Civil War Forums
May 4, 2014 · Here is a pistol many have never seen or heard of. That's why I'm sharing the information. They are the Tucker and Sherrard 44cal. dragoon pistols made at the Lancaster …
Best Places to Purchase Appropriate Fabrics?
Dec 13, 2012 · Confederate uniforms were generally made from jeans, cassimere, or kersey, in that order (though from mid-1863 onwards huge quantities of cadet-grey kersey were imported …
Where did all the wood come for musket stocks come from?
Aug 25, 2012 · Any good hard wood could be used, which included sugar maple, red maple, cherry, apple, pear and sometimes ash and butternut (for southern rifles). French muskets …
Collection - American Civil War Forums
Apr 26, 2024 · Longtime lurker here, thought I would share a recent pickup of mine. This excavated bowie knife was made by Edward Barnes & Sons of Sheffield, England. Barnes …
Mulligan Stew | Foods & Recipes | American Civil War Forums
May 12, 2010 · Mulligan stew was dish prepared by hobos (homeless men ) in the early 1900s. It was also know as community stew. It was made at "hobo jungles / camps". Mulligan is also a …
The story of Ivory Soap - American Civil War Forums
May 12, 2010 · The air actually made the soap lighter than water, causing it to float. Proter and Gamble thus marketed Ivory as the "Soap that Floats". As the decades followed, Procter and …