Re: "Schuylkill Arsenal" Discription 1861 LONG
It hadn't even occurred to me that the other arsenals weren't established at this point.
I read about arsenals shipping to each other occasionally to make up deficits. From what little I understand about it, it seems that there's no way to verify the practice one way or the other.
I just wonder about geeky stuff like whether a Hoosier would wind up carrying a McCombs shelter half or a Pennsylvanian being issued a Cincinnati Depot canteen, as the war progressed.
This was the period when it became readily apparent to the government that Schuylkill could not possibly keep up with the new demand and spawned a network of clothing depots throughout the north.
I read about arsenals shipping to each other occasionally to make up deficits. From what little I understand about it, it seems that there's no way to verify the practice one way or the other.
I just wonder about geeky stuff like whether a Hoosier would wind up carrying a McCombs shelter half or a Pennsylvanian being issued a Cincinnati Depot canteen, as the war progressed.
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