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... in that time , yield eighteen hundred guns . Contracts for immense quantities of small ordnance , rams , and shot and shell , have been made . IRON CLAD STEAMERS , FOR RIVER , HARBOR , AND 34 STATISTICAL POCKET MANUAL .
... in that time , yield eighteen hundred guns . Contracts for immense quantities of small ordnance , rams , and shot and shell , have been made . IRON CLAD STEAMERS , FOR RIVER , HARBOR , AND 34 STATISTICAL POCKET MANUAL .
Page 35
... shot and shells . The vessels for the Mississippi river and its tributaries are not to draw more than six feet water when fully equipped and armed , at which draft they are to be able to maintain a permanent speed of nine knots pcr hour ...
... shot and shells . The vessels for the Mississippi river and its tributaries are not to draw more than six feet water when fully equipped and armed , at which draft they are to be able to maintain a permanent speed of nine knots pcr hour ...
Page 76
... or burst . I don't believe Armstrong's cups " for gas , will afford any remedy . Nevertheless , rifled guns are a great improvement , on account of 66 length of range and accuracy and elongated shot are better 76 STATISTICAL POCKET MANUAL.
... or burst . I don't believe Armstrong's cups " for gas , will afford any remedy . Nevertheless , rifled guns are a great improvement , on account of 66 length of range and accuracy and elongated shot are better 76 STATISTICAL POCKET MANUAL.
Page 77
Together with Statistics of All Foreign Nations. length of range and accuracy and elongated shot are better for some work , but they will not ricochet . It is difficult to arrive at a fair comparison of the naval forces of England and ...
Together with Statistics of All Foreign Nations. length of range and accuracy and elongated shot are better for some work , but they will not ricochet . It is difficult to arrive at a fair comparison of the naval forces of England and ...
Page 36
... shot , shell , and canister of the Hotchkiss pattern , and 800 rounds of the Parrott pattern . The efficiency of this artillery needs hardly any praise . First , these guns are a most complete armament for the trans- ports on which they ...
... shot , shell , and canister of the Hotchkiss pattern , and 800 rounds of the Parrott pattern . The efficiency of this artillery needs hardly any praise . First , these guns are a most complete armament for the trans- ports on which they ...
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00 Total monthly 25 cents ACTING MAJOR Adjutant Aid-de-Camp army artillery assessor Assistant Adjutant Assistant Quartermaster Assistant Surgeon Bark boats Brig BRIGADIER cannon Captain Carolina Catholic cavalry cents 1-2 oz cents per pound Charles Chief command Commissary Corvettes deck Ditto duty Engineer Ericsson exceeding feet fire fleet Fort Beauregard Fort Pickens fortifications Fortress Monroe Frigates George George W gunboats harbor Hatteras Inlet Henry Horse-power horses howitzer inches thick infantry iron-clad James John Key West leave or waiting Lieutenant Colonel Massachusetts Medical Director Merrimac Miles mills per pound Monitor mortar naval Navy Yard number of guns Number vessels officers Ordnance Parrott rifled person Propeller Prussia Quartermaster Rations Rebel regiment rifled gun River Sailing Schooner Schr Screw Second Lieuts shell shot South Carolina STAFF Steam steel-clad ship tion Tonnage Total monthly pay Total number Transports troops turret Tybee Island Union Union United Volunteers William York
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