Date of Award

Fall 1996

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

History

Committee Director

Harold Wilson

Committee Member

Craig M. Cameron

Committee Member

Lorraine Lees

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.H47 M625

Abstract

This study determines that Richmond, Virginia was the center of the Confederate domestic ordnance industry, and Josiah Gorgas, the Confederate Chief of Ordnance mobilized the city's industrial potential. Richmond's government ordnance facilities and private companies manufactured artillery, shoulder arms, ammunition, tools, and other ordnance materials that prolonged the war. In addition, Richmond became the center for Confederate ordnance research. Despite serious logistical problems, Gorgas supplied the Confederate Army's demand for arms and ammunition until 1865. Finally, Gorgas's mobilization of Confederate industry remains instructive for any nation going to war. These conclusions are based on extensive research of the National Archives collection of Ordnance Bureau records, the Virginia State Library's and the Harvard University's collections of Richmond business records, and several published primary resources.

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DOI

0.25777/rp47-5c61

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