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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00337.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1861 |
| Title | James W. Ripley to James Woodruff regarding cannons |
| Date | 21 October 1861 |
| Author | Ripley, James W. (1794-1870) |
| Recipient | Woodruff, James (b. 1821) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | States that Woodruff's proposal to furnish a light three pounder cannon is not advisable and will not be accepted because they already have a lighter field artillery piece in use, the bronze mountain and the prairie howitzer. Written from the Ordnance Office and signed by Ripley as Brigadier General. With endorsement by Abraham Lincoln and Winfield Scott (see GLC 337.02). |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union General President Weaponry Artillery Science and Technology |
| People | Ripley, James Wolfe (1794-1870) Woodruff, James (b. 1821) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Related documents | Endorsement by Abraham Lincoln and Winfield Scott |
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