Trivia 10-10-18 Improved Designs

[Trivia Master]

I was born in Virginia and educated in Pennsylvania. I started my career as a machinist, at age 16 in Maryland. Later, I modified the design for a projectile and my design was adopted by the US Army in 1855. I worked for many major manufacturers prior to the war and even worked in England for a while. When the war broke out, I was initially appointed a superintendent, but was soon commissioned a Lt. Col. Despite my accomplishments in mechanization, I eventually became a farmer and died in 1894 at Winchester, VA.

Who am I? and what projectile did I modify?

credit: @lelliott19

 

[BlueNGrey]

James Henry Burton
The Minié Ball

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H._Burton
www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/minie-ball
www.findagrave.com/memorial/18764180/james-henry-burton

 

[Jimklag]

James H. Burton modified the Minie ball into "Burton's Bullet" - source

 

[SWMODave]

Who am I? and what projectile did I modify? - I am James H Burton and I modified the minie bullet

Source

 

[captaindrew]

James H Burton modified the Minnie Ball

 

[Copperhead-mi]

James H. Burton modified the Minie bullet

 

[DBF]

You Are: James H. Burton and you re-designed the Minié bullet.

 

[skirmisher]

James H. Burton. Modified the Minie bullet.

 

[lelliott19]

Credit for Q. Good luck to all who play the game!

 

[ErnieMac]

James H. Burton modified the design of Claude-Etienne Minie's projectile known as the Minie bullet (aka Minie ball). The modified design was accepted by the US Army in 1855.

 

[connecticut yankee]

JAMES H. BURTON
MINIE BALL

 

[Mike Serpa]

James H. Burton - Minie bullet

 

[GS]

James Burton, of Harper's Ferry, Virginia, improved the Minie ball which was adopted by the U.S. Military in 1855.

Interestingly, Christian Sharps designed the Sharps rifle, and in 1855 he formed his manufacturing company in Philadelphia. It appears that the U.S. Army was ramping up for the inevitable war on the horizon.

 

[MC44]

James H Burton
1855 Pattern US Expanding Bullet (modified Minie Ball)

 

[Zella]

The man in question is James H. Burton. The projectile he modified is the Minié ball.

 

[FarawayFriend]

Ah Laura, a kind of tribute to our dear chellers, who loved to submit questions from the LOC Civil War Desk Reference ... I guess she will smile on you!

You are James H. Burton.
You did modify the deadly Minie ball, originally developed by Capt. George Etienne Minié of the French Army

Source: LoC Civil War Desk Reference

 

[Brenal]

You are James H. Burton and you modified the Minie (Ball) Bullet.

 

[roberts]

James H. Burton

Edit - There was a second part to the question.

hoosier

 

[WJC]

I was born in Virginia and educated in Pennsylvania. I started my career as a machinist, at age 16 in Maryland. Later, I modified the design for a projectile and my design was adopted by the US Army in 1855. I worked for many major manufacturers prior to the war and even worked in England for a while. When the war broke out, I was initially appointed a superintendent, but was soon commissioned a Lt. Col. Despite my accomplishments in mechanization, I eventually became a farmer and died in 1894 at Winchester, VA.

Who am I? and what projectile did I modify?

credit: @lelliott19

James H. Burton (1823-1894). While Master Armorer at Harpers Ferry Armory, he developed improvements to the Minié bullet.

 

[GELongstreet]

James H. Burton, who modified the Minie bullet.