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Being that it's July (this month always seems to sneak up on me!) and Gettysburg Anniversary weekend and stuff, I've picked out a book on Gettysburg by Captain R. K. Beecham to read, "Gettysburg, The Pivotal Battle of the Civil War", just to see what his account of the battle went like.
In the second chapter of the book Beecham brought up a few interesting points that I'd like your opinion on:
Beecham said that the powder used in Union infantry ammunition was of poor quality, and that it was so bad that it was almost valueless. He went on to state that Confederate ammo had two-fold the explosive power of Union ammo, and that this problem gave the Confederate infantry a great advantage over Union infantry during the entire war.
I'll post another of my observations about this book tomorrow. What do you think about this issue?
In the second chapter of the book Beecham brought up a few interesting points that I'd like your opinion on:
Beecham said that the powder used in Union infantry ammunition was of poor quality, and that it was so bad that it was almost valueless. He went on to state that Confederate ammo had two-fold the explosive power of Union ammo, and that this problem gave the Confederate infantry a great advantage over Union infantry during the entire war.
I'll post another of my observations about this book tomorrow. What do you think about this issue?