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George Washington Rains memorandum on Augusta Works

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Accession: 2598
Abstract:

George Washington Rains (1817-1898) was a United States Army and Confederate Army officer and proprietor in the Washington Iron Works. This war-date memorandum by Rains gives a full look at the successful Confederate crash program to develop reliable sources of munitions under wartime conditions and gives clues to the skills of the person who managed it.

Dates: 1864

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  • Subject: Gunpowder industry X
  • Subject: Ammunition X