"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 …
Buttons for civilian made jackets for Confederate soldiers
Dec 16, 2019 · I have coin buttons on one of my commutation jackets. I have a cap made with original civilian flower pattern brass buttons on it so there were substitutes. Soldiers …
Authentic - Hardtack with photos! - American Civil War Forums
Feb 5, 2017 · FOOD IN THE CIVIL WAR -- THAT STUFF CALLED HARDTACK The most common -- and likely the most hated -- food for Civil War soldiers was hardtack, a simple …
Currency - Coins in the Confederacy | Currency, Stamps, & other ...
Nov 18, 2024 · The Confederates made very little coins during the Civil War, but it's a bit more complicated than that. The U.S. had 5 mints around the country that they were using, so when …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Were most Confederate canteens tin or wood?
Aug 25, 2012 · While some people associate wooden canteens with the Confederate Army, I am not sure how common wooden canteens actually were. I assume most Confederates carried …