entrenchment tools

[cadetbentley]

hello,

i would like to know what kind of entrenching tools would've been used by the soldiers during the war between the states. also where are some good places to buy these things and what should they look like ( what they are made of) and how would the soldiers carry them around.





thanks,

cadet bentley

[Jimmayo]

Re: entrenchment tools

This topic has been discussed in detail and can be accessed by using the search function. Try using key word "shovel".

I have some pictures on this page.

http://www.angelfire.com/ma4/j_mayo/tools/tools.html

[cadetbentley]

Re: entrenchment tools

This topic has been discussed in detail and can be accessed by using the search function. Try using key word "shovel".

I have some pictures on this page.

http://www.angelfire.com/ma4/j_mayo/tools/tools.html

hello,

thanks for the suggestion

cadet bentley

[KentuckyReb]

Re: entrenchment tools

Welcome, Cadet. Just a tip for future reference, keep you from gettin' gigged by the moderators...unless 'Cadet' is your first name (which is actually kinda cool), you need to sign all your posts with your real, 21st Century name. It's a board guideline.

Keep your head down,

[reb1912]

Re: entrenchment tools

Bayonets and mess plates were very frequent used tools for entrenchment aswell. So was water buckets and skillets.

[Hoosier Yank]

Re: entrenchment tools

hello,

i would like to know what kind of entrenching tools would've been used by the soldiers during the war between the states. also where are some good places to buy these things

thanks,

cadet bentley

I’ve found most of my tools (shovels, picks, mattocks, axes, hatchets, adze, etc…) at flea markets and antique stores all over the state. Your best bet for a bargain is at the flea markets where you can haggle over the price.

Recently over in the for sale folder a pick axe went for $35.00! :sick:
Which IMHO was way too much! I’ve seen the pick axe heads go for only $5.00 and a replacement handle can be found for less than $20.00. You just need to know where to find a bargain and one that is correct.

[fidlr1]

Re: entrenchment tools

Bayonets and mess plates were very frequent used tools for entrenchment aswell. So was water buckets and skillets.

...tin cups, bare hands...(Gordon Rhea, "Spotsylvania & Yellow Tavern") I figure when bullets are zipping past your head, almost anything would do...

[cadetbentley]

Re: entrenchment tools

...tin cups, bare hands...(Gordon Rhea, "Spotsylvania & Yellow Tavern") I figure when bullets are zipping past your head, almost anything would do...

thanks,

all of these really helped and thanks for the suggestions.




cdt. nick bentley
53rd georgia Co.K / 10th kentucky Co.B

[Tyler Underwood]

Re: entrenchment tools

During a trip To Vicksburg I saw a origanal bayonet that was made flat and bent to form a simple digging tool that could still be attached to a rifle to act as a handle.