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Bookmark or Share- Real Confederate Bowie Knives | Edged Weapons - American Civil War ForumsWhen researching book and scouring as many images of soldiers armed with knives, majority of Union soldiers had Sheffield bowies or side knives, but most knife-toting Confederates had "local-made" especially early war where it was an honor to use Southern made arms.
- Brigade / Division / Corps Sizes | Questions? Ask Here! No Stone Left ...The building blocks of Civil War chains of command were regiments. On paper a regiment was made up of 1,000 men. So, two regiments = a brigade, four brigades = a division, three divisions = a corps plus artillery & quartermasters. (+/-) 10,000 -12,000 men is the book solution strength of a corps.
- C.S.A. domestically-made revolvers | Small Arms & AmmunitionThere were other C.S.A. domestic manufacturers of pistols of course, smaller than the four outfits named above. For example there was Dance Brothers (of Galveston, Texas) which made a .44-cal. pistol that looked like this Elsewhere in Texas the Tucker & Sherrod company was making .44-cal. Dragoon revolvers like these
- HF - What Happened to "The last full Measure"? | Civil War Books ...In following suit of the novels The Killer Angels and Gods and Generals, The Last Full Measure was also planned to be made into a feature film by media mogul Ted Turner. However, Gods and Generals did so poorly at the box office that the project was soon abandoned due to lack of interest and funding.
- Recent Find - Real or Faux? - Found this Louis Bissonnet made sword in ...Upon inspection, it has an etching that says “L. Bissonnet Maker Mobile”, indicating this could be a Louis Bissonnet sword made in Mobile, Alabama and has a good chance at being CSA. And if it’s real, similar swords go anywhere from $3,000 to $30,000 depending on condition, display/presentation status, and pedigree
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