Confederate ordnance system
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The Confederate ordnance system was the network of facilities, logistics, and administrative structures responsible for supplying weapons, ammunition, and military equipment to the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of Confederate military infrastructure
ⓘ
military logistics system ⓘ ordnance supply network ⓘ |
| aimedTo | standardize calibers and ammunition ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employed |
chemists and powder experts
ⓘ
civilian craftsmen ⓘ skilled armorers ⓘ |
| endTime | 1865 ⓘ |
| faced |
Union blockades
ⓘ
shortages of raw materials ⓘ transportation difficulties ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Confederate armories
NERFINISHED
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Confederate arsenals NERFINISHED ⓘ Confederate depots ⓘ Confederate laboratories NERFINISHED ⓘ Confederate ordnance bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ Confederate powder works NERFINISHED ⓘ field ordnance trains ⓘ ordnance officers ⓘ ordnance sergeants ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedFacility |
Augusta Powder Works
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columbus Arsenal NERFINISHED ⓘ Fayetteville Arsenal NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond Armory NERFINISHED ⓘ Selma Ordnance and Naval Foundry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | resourcefulness under blockade conditions ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Confederate War Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Confederate war effort ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
distribution of ordnance
ⓘ
maintenance of weapons ⓘ production of ammunition ⓘ repair of weapons ⓘ storage of ordnance ⓘ supply of ammunition ⓘ supply of artillery ⓘ supply of military equipment ⓘ supply of small arms ⓘ supply of weapons ⓘ |
| startTime | 1861 ⓘ |
| used |
captured Union weapons
ⓘ
domestically manufactured weapons ⓘ imported European arms ⓘ |
| usedTransportation |
railroads
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river transport ⓘ wagon trains ⓘ |
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