October 25, 2010
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- first of three Confederate volumes
- Confederate Ordnance Bureau
- 328 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1577471512
- Publisher : Thomas Publications
About Round Ball to Rimfire pt.4
Round Ball to Rimfire, Part Four: A Contribution to the History of the Confederate Ordnance Bureau is the fourth volume of Dean S. Thomas’s history of Civil War small arms ammunition and the first of its Confederate volumes, published by Thomas Publications in 2010. Where the first three parts cover Federal ammunition, this book turns to how the South organized to arm its soldiers almost from scratch.
The 328-page, 8.5 by 11 inch hardcover sets the stage with the organization of the Confederate Ordnance Bureau. It centers on Josiah Gorgas, the Confederacy’s Chief of Ordnance, who resigned a Federal ordnance post to join the South, and on John W. Mallet, whose appointment as Superintendent of Laboratories brought order to Confederate ammunition production. The book is illustrated with more than 650 Confederate bullet specimens, photographs and other images, making it a key reference for identifying Southern-made bullets and understanding how the Confederacy supplied its armies.
Key Facts
- 1997: Part One published
- June 2002: Part Two, Federal Breechloading Carbines and Rifles, published
- 2003: Part Three, Federal Pistols, Revolvers and Miscellaneous Essays, published
- October 2010: Part Four, first of the Confederate volumes, published
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