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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05707.08 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1841 |
| Title | Notes on Gunpowder, Percussion, Powder, Cannon and Projectiles |
| Date | 1841 |
| Author | Knowlton, Miner (fl. 1841) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Includes detailed schematic diagrams and sectional views of cannons, blast furnaces, projectiles, etc. Knowlton is listed on title page as Instructor of Artillery in the US Military Academy. Lithography by George Aspinwall at the U.S. Military Academy Press. Handwritten note inserted between pages six and seven states, "This belonged to my grandfather Charles Geddings Rogers when a cadet at West Point." Not bound with GLC05707.01-.07 but housed in same box. Possibly owned by Henry W. Halleck, who owned the other seven bound textbooks decimalized with this group. |
| Subjects | Military History West Point (US Military Academy) Education Ammunition Science and Technology |
| People | Knowlton, Miner (fl. 1841) Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager) (1815-1872) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | Education; Science, Technology, Invention; Industry |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Halleck was graduated from West Point in 1839. He was active in the military and politics in California. After resigning from the Army in 1854, he headed the law firm of Halleck, Peachy & Billings in California. At the beginning of the Civil War, he was appointed major general. He served as Commander in Chief July 1862 to March 1864. Though he excelled in administrative duties, he was generally considered a failure in the field and was succeeded by his subordinate Ulysses S. Grant. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |