"They Also Served" The Confederate Niter & Mining Bureau - Staunton, Va.

Description: "They Also Served" The Confederate Niter & Mining Bureau District 4 1/2 - Staunton, Va., by Richard L. Armstrong and Marion O. Smith. This 197-page book examines the mining of potassium nitrate (Saltpeter) during the Civil War, in the Counties of Bath, Highland, Pendleton (WV), Pocahontas (WV), Rockbridge, Augusta, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Page. A portion of Alleghany County also provided niter to the Staunton office. It explains the manufacturing process to make saltpeter, lists the men employed in making it, and also examines the Iron industry in the same area. The book covers the time period of 1862 through early 1865.

Price: 25 USD

Location: Hot Springs, Virginia

End Time: 2024-02-07T18:03:33.000Z

Shipping Cost: 10 USD

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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

Modified Item: No

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Theme: Militaria

Original/Reproduction: Original

Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)