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[rienzi]

You could set the timeing on the fuse by turning a key in quarter-second intrevals which was more precise.

[civilwartalk]

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Yesterday's Question: Civil War field artillery used quite a few different types of fuses to set off the explosive charges in artillery shells. What advantage did the Bormann Time Fuse have over traditional paper time fuses? It was more accurate, easy to use, and it was waterproof.

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Launched in early 1862, what was the name of the only Union submarine to be used during the Civil War, and what sort of propulsion system did it originally employ before a hand-cranked screw propeller was added in 1863?

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[raggedrebel]

Originally, Villeroi designed it to be propelled by 16 folding oars! See why they wanted to change it to a hand cranked propeller? LOL!!!
RR

[ivan]

The "Alligator" - initially propelled by paddles along the side, driven by turning a crank inside.

[mfscw]

The "Alligator"{purchased from the French} originally had folding oars.[what a concept!]
the Union also constructed one of their own...the "Intelligent Whale"
wasn't ready till 1866{who on earth thought up these names?}

[sgtabj]

Alligator....originally designed to be propelled by 16 folding oars...Hmmmmmmm...

[hoosier]

The sub was called the Alligator, and it was originally propelled by oars.

[lorrierivette]

The Alligator propelled by 16 folding oars

SouthernHeart Lorrie

[belletraveler]

The submarine was 46 feet long and was called the Alligator. It originally had 16 oarsmean with hinged, self-feathering oars before they were replaced with a hand-cranked propeller.

Belle

[connyankee]

The Alligator (sold to the US Navy via contract with the French).

It's propulsion was originally 16 oarsmen with hinged, self-feathering oars, but an improved version had a 3-ft diameter hand-cranked propeller. The sub sank during a storm in 1863 while being towed.

[snoopy]

The Alligator's initial propulsion system was by paddles along the side. It was paddled like a rowboat.

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Yesterday's Question: Launched in early 1862, what was the name of the only Union submarine to be used during the Civil War, and what sort of propulsion system did it originally employ before a hand-cranked screw propeller was added in 1863? The Alligator, initially propelled by sixteen folding oars.

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How many miles did Lincoln's funeral train travel between New York City and Springfield, IL?

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[mfscw]

Abraham Lincoln's funeral train left Washington on April 21, 1865. It would essentially retrace the 1,654 mile route Mr. Lincoln had traveled as President-elect in 1861 (with the deletion of Pittsburgh and Cincinnati and the addition of Chicago.
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[ivan]

1,700 Miles

[snoopy]

The train travelled approximately 1654 miles.

[belletraveler]

According to Time-Life The Assassination: Death of a President- the journey was 1,700 miles and took 3 hours and 48 minutes.

Belle

[hoosier]

Aha, a tricky one! You asked for the distance the train traveled from New York to Springfield, not from Washington to Springfield.

The answer is 1,338 miles.

New York to Albany - 141 miles
Albany to Buffalo - 298 miles
Buffalo to Cleveland - 183 miles
Cleveland to Columbus - 135 miles
Columbus to Indianapolis - 187 miles
Indianapolis to Chicago - 210 miles
Chicago to Springfield - 184 miles
Total 1,338 miles

[lorrierivette]

Abraham Lincoln's funeral train travelled 1,654 miles.

SouthernHeart Lorrie

[raggedrebel]

It would essentially retrace the 1,654 mile route Mr. Lincoln had traveled as President-elect in 1861.

RR

[sgtabj]

After research and a little math, I came up with this....
Original train route when Lincoln was elected....1654 miles...
Route of funeral train....1626 miles....
Washington to New York....288 miles....
New York to Springfield......1338 miles....

[lorrierivette]

OOppss sorry. Read that wrong. The distance from N.Y. to Sprinfield was 1338 miles.
SouthernHeart Lorrie

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Yesterday's Question: How many miles did Lincoln's funeral train travel between New York City and Springfield, IL? I goofed, my source was set for D.C. to Springfield, NYC to Springfield would be about 1338 miles, D.C. to Springfield was about 1,654 miles total, I credited both answers.

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On June 11, 1864 the USS Kearsarge sank the CSS Alabama. What secret advantage did the Kearsarge have over other ships?

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[raggedrebel]

Kearsarge had a good battery of pivoting guns; but the biggest advantage she had was a massive series of chains on her deck, originally to protect the engine housing, but which were hung over her sides during the battle at Cherbourg, thereby making her into a situational ironclad.(Long sentence, eh? LOL)
RR

[mfscw]

Kearsarge had steam power,a pivoting gun battery, and huge chains on deck that were placed over the side during the battle, bsically making it a sort of ironclad.

[sgtabj]

steam powered, pivoting guns, and luckily an abundance of heavy chains which were hung over the sides turning her into a virtual ironclad....