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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Contributions to the history of the Confederate Ordnance Department. (search)
per from General Gorgas has been preserved—that other interesting and valuable papers have been promised—and that Colonel William Allan, the accomplished Chief of Ordnance of the old Second Corps Army of Northern Virginia, has kindly consented to edit them for us.] Introductory note by Colonel William Allan. McDonough, Md., January, 1884. Probably no better illustration of the difficulties which lay in the way of organizing and supplying the large armies kept in the field by the Confedeand expectation that subsequent papers may supplement and fill out subjects too briefly touched upon by General Gorgas. W. Allan. Paper I. [Found among the papers of the late General Josiah Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance of the Confederate Statesl, Hutter, and others, who would have remained in the service. Then there were some no less admirable, like LeRoy Broun, Allan, Wiley Browne, Morton, Colston, Bayne, Cuyler, E. B. Smith, &c., who would doubtless have returned to their civil avocati
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A Central laboratory. (search)
and important duty. I attribute much of the improvement in our ammunition to this happy selection. A more earnest and capable officer I cannot imagine. What a set of men we would have had after the war out of which to form an Ordnance Department, had we been successful! Rains, St. John, Mallet, Burton, Wright, White, Baldwin, Rhett, Ellicott, Andrews, Childs, DeLagnel, Hutter, and others, who would have remained in the service. Then there were some no less admirable, like LeRoy Broun, Allan, Wiley Browne, Morton, Colston, Bayne, Cuyler, E. B. Smith, &c., who would doubtless have returned to their civil avocations. Among the obvious necessities of a well-regulated service, was one large, central laboratory, where all ammunition should be made—thus securing absolute uniformity where uniformity was vital. The policy of dissemination so necessary to husband our transportation, and to utilize the labor of non-combatants, must here yield to the greater necessity of obtaining our
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Is the Eclectic history of the United States a proper book to use in our schools? (search)
send us their opinions. We have several responses, and among them the following from Colonel William Allan, superintendent of McDonogh Institute, Maryland. To those who know Colonel Allan, no Colonel Allan, no words from us are necessary to enhance the value of his opinions upon this question. A distinguished Master of Arts of the University of Virginia, and for several years a teacher in one of the besof such high grade, and for several years the able and efficient head of McDonogh Institute, Colonel Allan stands in the very forefront of practical teachers, and his opinions about text-books are ofon the staff of General Stonewall Jackson, General Ewell, General Early, and General Gordon, Colonel Allan has added to his personal knowledge of the events of the war, a most careful study of officirrrors. The Eclectic history of the United States, by M. E. Thalheimer. [A Review, by Colonel William Allan.] This book is one of those worthless school histories which we suppose will be writt
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Military operations of General Beauregard. (search)
Military operations of General Beauregard. By Alfred Roman. A Review by Colonel Wm. Allan, formerly Chief of Ordnance Second corps, A. N. V. This book contains much of interest and value. General Beauregard was one of the highest officers in rank in the Confederate service, and was concerned in many important operations during the civil war. Indeed, few officers on either side had an experience more varied and extensive. The narrative throws light on many of the great junctures of that struggle, and is enriched by a mass of official documents, many of which are here published for the first time. Though there is no little diffuseness and repetition in the book, the arrangement is clear and the style easy and attractive. The care and labor shown in the preparation, as well as the mass of valuable materials it contains, render this book indispensable to the student of the history of the war. We regret that we cannot go farther in praise of this book, but its whole tone, t
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Artillery at the Southern arsenals. (search)
Artillery at the Southern arsenals. By Captain Graham Daves. Newbern, N. C., June 15th, 1884. To the Editor of the Southern Historical Society Papers: Sir: Is not the publication of General Gorgas' papers on the Confederate Ordnance Department, edited by Colonel W. Allan, to be continued? Paper I, in the January number of the Historical papers, contained so much of interest and information that many of your readers are quite impatient for the remaining numbers. In reference to the artillery in service at the beginning of the war, General Gorgas probably did not mean to be understood quite literally, when he wrote: There were no batteries of serviceable field artillery at any of the Southern arsenals. At the Fayetteville, N. C., arsenal, there was a fine battery of brass field pieces—four six-pounder guns, and two twelve-pounder howitzers, with forge and battery wagon complete. When the arsenal was surrendered to the State forces, this battery was turned over to