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An 1853 enfield, rifled musket, confederate marked, trapdoor type experimental breech loading conversion. The announcement of confederate was followed by anger and criticism on social. Before the bombardment of fort sumter on april 12, 1861, the arkansas state legislators voted to stay in the union. Confederate m rifle enfield the m rifle enfield musket is one of the civil wars better known rare guns. As the comment thread following this ttag post shows, 15. Popular confederate books meet your next favorite book. This essential overview of the legendary guns and armsmakers of the civil war era includes. Confederate p 1853 enfield rifle with rare anchor s. Reference book the confederate enfield by knott horse soldier. The gun is 100% complete, correct and original in every respect and remains in a very high state of preservation. Holloway also noted that many of the rifles were crudely built. This book examines the specific markings found on british pattern 1853 riflemuskets and short rifle derivatives purchased by the confederacy. It is a roughly chronological selection from the writings of the times, the writings that were, theoretically at least, available to the confederate reading public. Its natural that youre curious about the poltergeist itself, and as to whether or not the story was a hoax.

The enfield pattern 1853 cavalry carbine saw use by confederate forces in the war though in far greater numbers as the union blockade of major confederate ports made acquiring these guns quite difficult. It could be nd or even on if viewed from the opposite direction. One can find himself believeing the story to be true. Reference book the confederate enfield by knott horse. Weiss, who had previously developed the hbo series game of thrones. My only complaint is that it covers only a few enfields. Life after death experience nde with steve gardipee, vietnam war story one of the best ndes. Im wondering if anyone has ever seen an example like this, as most civil war era enfields are two or three been rifles. This is very late 1864 dated confederate imported enfield pattern 56 cavalry carbine with the rare and mysterious anchor s symbol on the wood just in front of the top of the buttplate. Confederate sharpshooter berry benson and his enfield. Holloway notes several m rifles exist that were stamped with watsons cartouche.

Confederatemarked enfield p53 musket this is a very nice untouched example of a confederate pattern 1853 three band rifled musket manufactured by barnett of london. This a london made, confederate used single band enfield rifle, picked up off the battlefield at fredericksburg. Therefore, it does not license or charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. This came from corky hueys collection several years ago, who was an advanced civil war collector and authority on confederate marked english weapons.

Its quite similar to the our 1864 dated anchor s marked carbine we also have listed. This mark appears on confederate imported enfield pattern arms produced under contract from october 1861 through at april 1862. The barrel is decorated with gold filled confederate states on the right side of barrel, confederate battles on the left side of barrel and crossed confederate flags with deo vindice in riband at the breech. Confederate p1853 enfield rifle with rare anchor s marking lot 303. Knowledgeable collectors and dealers have been quietly putting these anchor s enfields away for years waiting for the day when a book finally reveals this. If i had a dollar for every dubious confederate enfield ive seen i would be able to afford a collection of southern state imported p1853s. Confederate enfield archives gettysburg museum of history. The gun is typical of the confederate enfields that were actually issued and saw battle usage. They wanted fences and walls put up to keep the virus in the north. It is a soft cover publication with large, color photographs of confederate enfields and their markings. Some were calling it karma for the american civil war and for the removal of certain historic statues depicting confederate heroes of the south. Unidentified soldier in confederate uniform with 3band.

May 31, 2018 they hired him in 1855 to come to england and he set up their enfield rifle factory. The confederates imported more enfields during the course of the war than any other small arm, buying from private. Confederate was a planned american alternate history drama television series developed for the network hbo by david benioff and d. The first significant shipment of small arms imported on confederate account arrived via the steamer fingal into savannah in november of 1861 with 9,620 enfield riflemuskets, 7,520 of which were owned by the confederate war department. Confederate ironclad 186165 by angus konstam, tony bryan. The enfield historical society inc had these yearbooks scanned and digitized at their expense for your enjoyment and as part of its efforts to preserve our enfield historical documents for future generations. It is a post american civil war era experimental conversion designed by hyrum berdan and done by the remington arms factory. There are 3 stories here, those of a nurse in the confederate army and her british lover, the story of stonewall himself and his aides and peers, and of a handful of simple privates in stonewalls command. I am trying to find information on two markings on my confederate imported pattern 1851 enfield minie rifle. Confederate marked p53 enfield rifle t his is nice example of a late war confederate marked 3 band enfield rifle with the anchor s symbol next to the top toe of the buttplate. On january 6, 2020, the town council unanimously voted to appoint attorney james n. Our selection of civil war rifles and muskets includes two versions of the venerable 1859 sharps, the iconic 1860 henry repeater that paved the way for the leveraction repeating winchesters of the old west, the enfield 3band musket and shorter 1860 enfield musketoon used by both north and south armies. New monograph on confederate enfields british militaria. Kenneally manages to capture the horror of the battles along with the minutiae of human experience as well as explaining the rationale for the south wanting to secede from the union.

Original confederate used pattern 1853 enfield rifle. We are pleased to offer an english pattern 1853 enfield as issued to and used by the confederate states during the u. It was the second most widely used weapon of the civil war. Confederate rifleman button, stippled r on plain background with border, english wartime manufacture, w dowler, 21. The true story youve come to visit enfield haunting because you want to know all there is to know about this case, made famous by both news media and pop culture. The enfield rifle musket the southern contract by tony beck. Confederate soldiers were in general a ragtag clothed army. This book very much strikes you as realistic look at a band of friends in lees army. Knott wrote the confederate enfield the confederate enfield, which can be purchased at a lower price at. Desperate to escape an arranged marriage to her brutal neighbor, willa randall disguises herself as a boy and joins the confederate cavalry. Surrounded by a superior enemy fleet, confederate designers adapted existing vessels or created new ones from the keel up with the sole purpose of breaking the naval stranglehold on the nascent country.

Our inventory of reprints of rare confederate books and southern history books is one. This is a limited edition 1853 enfield rifle with a. The action is very good and the lockplate has a british crown, and also r. E e cd o 0 3 e pattern 1853 enfield riflemusket, third model o 50 02 01.

This came from corky hueys collection several years ago, who was an advanced civil war collector and authority on confederatemarked english weapons. They are easily the most commonly encountered weapon on the modern civil war reenactment battlefield. I have read the confederate enfield monograph with 56 pages it couldnt really be called a book. What caught my interest was the marking on the top of the butt plate tang.

The lockplate is marked 1861 tower with crown behind hammer. The published version of halls diary which is cited here concludes on 28 april 1865. Wherein confederate spies set fire to nineteen new york city hotels. Brass buttplate tang is stamped with the blockade runners manifest number 7442 and what appears to be a stamped letter f on the top of stock in front. Viewer inspector cartouches, supplier logos, property marks, and. The enfield riflemusket was preferred by confederate sharpshooters, including south carolina sgt. After fort sumter, they voted to secede and join the confederacy. The confederate reader, 1957 online research library. Possible confederate enfield pattern 1853 american civil. The confederate enfield the confederate enfield 9780615774930 by knott, steven w. Bottom line, for a budget collector like so many of us are, buy the reference books, set a budget, and wait until you turn up a nice example in your price range.

This enfield is about new and was made with a smooth bore. For decades, historians and arms collectors have been debating the origins of these american enfields to determine who made them. Casualties of the confederate army members were about ninetyfour thousand. A classic confederate imported enfield rifled musket in. This is the story of the confederacy as the confederates themselves and a few foreign sympathizers with the confederates wrote it for one another. This past weekend i got a chance to read a monograph on confederate enfields. Our goal is to have free access online to all of enfields school yearbooks for everyone to view at. The series was to be set in a timeline where the american civil war ended in a stalemate. Ep bond confederate enfield copied off an original from the blockade runner gladiator the p1853 enfield is probably the most reproduced military musket in the world. Nearly one million enfieldpattern riflemuskets were imported by both the north and the south, making these the secondmost widely used infantry long arm of the civil war. He was made the head of all the armories in december, 1861 serving the confederacy, that produced enfields but without the royal small arms manufactory marking.

Many were manufactured specifically for export to arm the union and confederate armies, and they saw action from early 1862 through appomattox and bentonville. Knott 20, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. For reference in this description we refer to the english connection by pritchard and huey, a 2014 book, 608 pages of information photograph and information on the arms and material as supplied to the csa by great britian. The enfield 1853 riflemusket was used by both the north and the south in the american civil war, and was the second most widely used infantry weapon in the war, surpassed only by the springfield model 1861 rifled musket. Page 1 of 2 possible confederate enfield pattern 1853 posted in american civil war. Enfield pattern 1853 cavalry muzzleloaded flintlock. A pattern 1853 type ii enfield artillery carbine with numbered buttplate and js and anchor inspection stamp. I have a friend offering me an enfield musket marked tower 1863. Bond enfield rifle musket confederate inventory number 8199 e. Another great book about a subject that has long awaited a thorough study. The p1853 enfield rifle musket offered here is a classic example of a confederate marked and imported musket that clearly saw some use in the field, but has managed to remain in fine condition. The creation of a confederate ironclad fleet was a miracle of ingenuity, improvisation and logistics. With jezibell anat, dan beck, christopher bowman, jerry chesser. Fewer than 5,000 examples were known to have made it into confederate army hands.

Ep bond confederate enfield copied off an original from the. Bond enfield b furnishers mark at the outbreak of the war between the states the confederate central government contracted for the purchase of 30,000 enfield rifle muskets. One hundred and fifty years ago, my home state of arkansas boiled with controversy. The most widely used was the british pattern 1853 enfield riflemusket because it was accurate and well made. Greener and pritchett developed the expanding ball rifle musket to an unheardof performance level while working at enfield lock, england in the early 1850s. The most well known confederate mark is the j s anchor. Compare book prices on to buy books from the lowest price among top online book retailers. Confederate army as company h of the 31st virginia infantry, on 14 may 1861, and on this date, with the rank of fourth corporal, james e. Call 7173340347, fax 7173345016, or email newly revised edition, just arrived from the printer.

If the author was to expand it to around 300 pages and pack it with information and pictures, then it would be a landmark study of the confederate enfields. Tallberg as the town attorney for the town of enfield. American rifleman english enfields in confederate service. The book covers a relatively short period in the war and follows several characters, from lowly foot soldiers through to the confederate general stonewall jackson. Confederate soldiers who served in the confederate states army from north carolina. Page 14 philadelphia for the sole and express purpose of revising the articles of confederation and reporting to congress and the several legislatures such alterations and provisions therein as shall, when agreed to in congress and confirmed by the states, render the federal constitution adequate to the exigencies of government and the preservation of the union. Confederate marked enfield p53 musket this is a very nice untouched example of a confederate pattern 1853 three band rifled musket manufactured by barnett of london. This is a terrific book and i love the richdetailed photographs that are printed throughout the work. Jackman edited some of his diary himself after the war. The first is a stamped no on the stock opposite the lock plate.

The history of enfield, connecticut, volume 3 john chauncey pease full view 1900. This dearth of proper uniforms often caused boots, belts, jackets or whatever was needed, to be confiscated at the same time as the union rifle. Steve presents the story of the most celebrated confederate rifle and bolsters his narrative with inspiring photography. Better educated than most enlisted men, he kept a detailed diary that provides historians with rare descriptions of the western campaigns of the confederate military forces. On friday, november 25, 1864, lieutenant john william headley, a confederate spy working out of canada, signed the register of the united states hotel as william. The confederate reprint company specializes in providing primary source literature relating to the antebellum, war between the states, and reconstruction periods of american history. Ridgeway civil war archive confederate rifleman buttons. Lee surrendered at appomattox, benson walked homeand took. Anchors marked confederate p1853 enfield untouched.

English enfield pattern muskets were both the most widely issued and well liked of all the imported arms used by both sides in the war for southern independence. Commemorative landscapes of north carolina confederate. The photography is excellent and i have no complaints. For some reason, a considerable percentage of these guns show up with their rear sights missing and a button tipped ramrod, which is more than likely an arsenal or depot replacement. The enfield pattern 1853 riflemusket also known as the pattern 1853 enfield, p53 enfield, and enfield riflemusket was a. The enfield 1853 riflemusket was also used by both the north and the south in the american civil war, and was the second most widely used infantry weapon in the war, surpassed only by the springfield model. Steve knotts book, the confederate enfield is an absolute must have for anyone interested in the american civil war. The southern states were demanding a break from the union for the second time in the history of the country. Hunting in woods and find a enfield confederate bullet. Ep bond confederate enfield copied off an original from.

Viewer inspector cartouches, supplier logos, property marks, and inventory control numbers used by the war department and the states of georgia, north carolina, louisiana, and south carolina are all. They are easily the most commonly encountered weapon on the modern civil war reena. The library of congress does not own rights to material in its collections. Wish the authors could expand it to 500 glossy pages and to a coffee table book size.