The Best Gun in the World: George Woodward Morse and the South Carolina State Military Works
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (980 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1611177928 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Seigler practices medicine in Greenville, South Carolina, where he is the medical director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and a professor of pediatrics at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville. Seigler , a South Carolina native, is a recipient of the Order of the Palmetto (the highest civilian honor in South Carolina) and is a fellow in the Explorers Club and the Royal Geograp
The U.S. Seigler explains how South Carolina created its own armory and then enlisted the help of a weapons technology inventor to meet the demand. For the next twenty years, Morse sought to regain his legacy as the inventor of the center-fire brass cartridges that are today standard ammunition for military and sporting firearms.. He invented a reliable breechloading firearm in the mid-1850s to replace muzzleloaders that were ubiquitous throughout the world. War Department tested Morse rifles and cartridges prior to the beginning of the Civil War and contracted with the inventor to produce the weapons at Harpers Ferry Armory. Essential to the successful operation of any breechloader was its ammunition, and Morse perfected the first metallic, center-fire, pre-primed cartridge, his most notable contribution to the development of modern firearms. patents for detailed information on weapons production, the salaries and status of free and enslaved employees, and other financial records to reveal an interesting, distinctive story of technological innovation and industrialization in South Carolina.George Woodward Morse, originally from New Hampshire, was a machinist and firearms innovator, who settled in Louisiana in the 1840s. However, when the war began,
. Seigler , a South Carolina native, is a recipient of the Order of the Palmetto (the highest civilian honor in South Carolina) and is a fellow in the Explorers Club and the Royal Geographical Society. Seigler practices medicine in Greenville, South Carolina, where he is the medical director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and a professor of pediatrics at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville. About the Author Robert S. He is the author of eight books and several journal articles about South Carolina’s Civil War history