I have always had an interest in Civil War military industry and
industrial accidents. A niche interest perhaps (alright, definitely). It
all started while researching my Great-Great-Grandfather's Civil War
history. William Clark McPhail (1831-1885) of Eastover, North Carolina,
avoided conscription by serving in the State Salt Works at Wilmington.
Salt was of such importance to the state that employment at the works was a protected
occupation.
North Carolina State Salt Works
Civil War Salt
Women in Civil War Arsenals
Confederate States Laboratory
Richmond Arsenal
The Danville Arsenal
The Washington Arsenal
Selma Naval Foundry
Bellona Arsenal
Mid-Lothian Mines
Augusta Powder Works
Confederate Ship Building
The Nitre & Mining Corps
. . .and the big one . . .
The Comstock Lode
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