List of Confederate arms manufacturers
This is a list of Confederate arms manufacturers. The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by eleven Southern states that had declared their secession from the United States. The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. Companies appearing in this list were manufacturers of arms within the confederate states.
Arms Manufacturers
| Company | Location | Founded | Products | Output & Production Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, John & Co | Charleston, South Carolina | |||
| Athens Steam Company | Athens, Georgia | experimental Double-barreled cannon | ||
| Atlanta Machine Works | Atlanta, Georgia | 1848 | Ordnance, rifled cannons | |
| Bellona Arsenal | Midlothian, Virginia | 1810 | Artillery | |
| Cameron & Company | Charleston, South Carolina | |||
| Cameron, Taylor, & Johnson | Charleston, South Carolina | |||
| Churchill & Sons | Columbiana, Alabama | Artillery | ||
| Confederate States Armory | Kenansville, North Carolina | 1863 | Various edged weapons, lances and equipment | 3,700 lance spears, 6,500 bayonets, 11,700 cavalry sabers, 2,700 officers sabers, 600 naval cutlasses, 800 artillery cutlasses[1] |
| Congaree Foundry | Columbia, South Carolina | |||
| Cook & Brother | Athens, Georgia | Various rifles, bayonets | 3,800-4,000 rifles | |
| J. M. Eason Bros. | Charleston, South Carolina | |||
| GA State Armory | Milledgeville, Georgia | 1863 | Rifles, cartridges, artillery equipment | |
| Griswold & Gunnison | Griswoldsville, Georgia | 1862 | Produced a variant of the Colt 1851 Navy Revolver | 3,700 Griswold & Gunnison revolvers[2] |
| Montgomery Arsenal | Montgomery, Alabama | 1861 | Rifles (1864) | |
| Murdoch Morrison Gun Factory | Laurel Hill, North Carolina | Rifles | ||
| Noble Bros. & Co | Rome, Alabama | 1855 | Various artillery pieces, artillery equipment | |
| Palmetto Iron Works | Columbia, South Carolina | 1850 | Model 1842 musket with bayonets, M1841 Mississippi Rifle, M1842 dragoon pistol, M1840 Cavalry saber, M1840 light artillery sabers, 10-inch shells, various small arms and ordnance | |
| George W. Morse | Greenville, South Carolina | |||
| Richmond Armory (VA Manufactory of Arms) |
Richmond, Virginia | 1861 (1798) | Variants of the Richmond rifle | 31,000 rifles 5,400 carbines 1,350 short rifles |
| S. C. Robinson Arms Manufactory | Richmond, Virginia | Produced a variant of the M1859 Sharps carbine | ca. 3,000 Sharps carbines | |
| Selma Naval Foundry & Ironworks (Selma Arsenal & Gun Works) |
Selma, Alabama | 1861 | Iron plating, Brooke rifled cannon, ironclad ships | over 70 Brooke rifles |
| Shelby Iron Company | Shelby, Alabama | 1842 | Iron plating | |
| SC State Military Works | Greenville, South Carolina | 1861 | ||
| Tarpley, Garrett & Co (Confederate Arms Factory) |
Greensboro, North Carolina | Tarpley carbine | ca. 400 Tarpley carbines | |
| Tredegar Iron Works | Richmond, Virginia | 1841 | Various artillery pieces including the Brooke rifle, iron plating | ca. 1,100 artillery pieces |
Sources
See also
- List of weapons in the American Civil War
- Rifles in the American Civil War
- Field artillery in the American Civil War
- Siege artillery in the American Civil War
External links
- Cook & Brother Confederate Armory historical marker
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