Gabriel Rains and the Confederate Torpedo Bureau /:
"Ironclads are said to master the world, but torpedoes master the ironclads." Gabriel J. Rains was a Confederate Brigadier General who was more than a military officer-he was a scientist. His Civil War appointment gave him an opportunity to develop explosives. He invented three mines: the...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Ironclads are said to master the world, but torpedoes master the ironclads." Gabriel J. Rains was a Confederate Brigadier General who was more than a military officer-he was a scientist. His Civil War appointment gave him an opportunity to develop explosives. He invented three mines: the "subterra shell" (land mine), the keg torpedo, and the submarine mortar battery (both naval mines). After the Battle of Seven Pines in 1862, he served the Confederacy in two ways, Superintendent of Conscription and Commander of the Torpedo Bureau. He and his men mined the roads around Jackson and the harbors of Mobile, Savannah, and Charleston. His naval mines sank many ships and were more effective than heavy guns. In 1864, at the request of President Jefferson Davis, he mined the principal roads leading into Richmond as well as the lines around Fort Harrison. When it came time to evacuate the city, Rains and his family joined the president and cabinet as they traveled by train to Greensboro. After the war, he earned a patent, prepared a notebook for West Point, and wrote an article on mine warfare. Rains had a significant military career as he introduced a new form of weaponry. To some, he is regarded as the "father of modern mine warfare." |
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| spelling | Waters, W. Davis (William Davis), 1947- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjrmg7QCpTCrrHhy4HKY4C http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2016025334 Gabriel Rains and the Confederate Torpedo Bureau / W. Davis Waters and Joseph I. Brown. El Dorado Hills, CA : Savas Beatie, [2017] ©2017 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 13, 2017). Includes bibliographical references and index. Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; DEDICATION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; GLOSSARY; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; CHAPTER I: EARLY MILITARY SERVICE AND YORKTOWN; CHAPTER II: THE ROAD TO RICHMOND; CHAPTER III: CONSCRIPTION and EXPERIMENTATION; CHAPTER IV: SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT; CHAPTER V: "THESE SHELLS ARE NOW APPRECIATED"; CHAPTER VI: EPILOGUE -- The AIKEN YEARS; CHAPTER VII: NATIONAL DEFENSE PERFECTED BY LAND AND SEA; APPENDIX A: LIST OF MEN IN CHARLESTON'S TORPEDO SERVICE; APPENDIX B: RAINS LETTER TO JEFFERSON DAVIS ABOUT SINKING OF THE TECUMSEH. APPENDIX C: REPORT OF JOHN MAXWELL ON CITY POINT EXPLOSION AND ENDORSEMENTS BY MCDANIEL AND RAINSAPPENDIX D: RAINS LETTER TO W.T. WALTHAL FOR USE BY JEFFERSON DAVIS FOR RISE AND FALL OF THE CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT; APPENDIX E: TORPEDOES; APPENDIX F: A LIST OF VESSELS SUNK BY TORPEDOES; APPENDIX G: RAINS FAMILY EVACUATES RICHMOND; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHORS. "Ironclads are said to master the world, but torpedoes master the ironclads." Gabriel J. Rains was a Confederate Brigadier General who was more than a military officer-he was a scientist. His Civil War appointment gave him an opportunity to develop explosives. He invented three mines: the "subterra shell" (land mine), the keg torpedo, and the submarine mortar battery (both naval mines). After the Battle of Seven Pines in 1862, he served the Confederacy in two ways, Superintendent of Conscription and Commander of the Torpedo Bureau. He and his men mined the roads around Jackson and the harbors of Mobile, Savannah, and Charleston. His naval mines sank many ships and were more effective than heavy guns. In 1864, at the request of President Jefferson Davis, he mined the principal roads leading into Richmond as well as the lines around Fort Harrison. When it came time to evacuate the city, Rains and his family joined the president and cabinet as they traveled by train to Greensboro. After the war, he earned a patent, prepared a notebook for West Point, and wrote an article on mine warfare. Rains had a significant military career as he introduced a new form of weaponry. To some, he is regarded as the "father of modern mine warfare." Rains, Gabriel James, 1803-1881. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr95044471 Rains, Gabriel James, 1803-1881 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcWq8Ybq9cGdTggqd6h73 Soldiers Confederate States of America Biography. Torpedoes Confederate States of America. North Carolina History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85092483 United States History Civil War, 1861-1865. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140205 Torpilles (Explosifs militaires) États confédérés d'Amérique. Caroline du Nord Histoire. États-Unis Histoire 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) HISTORY United States State & Local General. bisacsh Soldiers fast Torpedoes fast North Carolina fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJqW4fbp3DFmdyrBFFbfMP United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq United States Confederate States of America fast American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9RxkMwD8h64CPrTGb 1861-1865 fast Biography https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019215 Biographies fast History fast Biographies. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 Biographies. rvmgf Brown, Joseph Irving, author. has work: Gabriel Rains and the Confederate Torpedo Bureau (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGFhkWHGXWDG4GfxQrR7Vy https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Waters, W. Davis (William Davis), 1947- Gabriel Rains and the Confederate Torpedo Bureau. El Dorado Hills, CA : Savas Beatie, [2017] 1611213509 9781611213508 (OCoLC)959035280 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1629513 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Waters, W. Davis (William Davis), 1947- Brown, Joseph Irving Gabriel Rains and the Confederate Torpedo Bureau / Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; DEDICATION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; GLOSSARY; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; CHAPTER I: EARLY MILITARY SERVICE AND YORKTOWN; CHAPTER II: THE ROAD TO RICHMOND; CHAPTER III: CONSCRIPTION and EXPERIMENTATION; CHAPTER IV: SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT; CHAPTER V: "THESE SHELLS ARE NOW APPRECIATED"; CHAPTER VI: EPILOGUE -- The AIKEN YEARS; CHAPTER VII: NATIONAL DEFENSE PERFECTED BY LAND AND SEA; APPENDIX A: LIST OF MEN IN CHARLESTON'S TORPEDO SERVICE; APPENDIX B: RAINS LETTER TO JEFFERSON DAVIS ABOUT SINKING OF THE TECUMSEH. APPENDIX C: REPORT OF JOHN MAXWELL ON CITY POINT EXPLOSION AND ENDORSEMENTS BY MCDANIEL AND RAINSAPPENDIX D: RAINS LETTER TO W.T. WALTHAL FOR USE BY JEFFERSON DAVIS FOR RISE AND FALL OF THE CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT; APPENDIX E: TORPEDOES; APPENDIX F: A LIST OF VESSELS SUNK BY TORPEDOES; APPENDIX G: RAINS FAMILY EVACUATES RICHMOND; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHORS. Rains, Gabriel James, 1803-1881. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr95044471 Rains, Gabriel James, 1803-1881 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcWq8Ybq9cGdTggqd6h73 Soldiers Confederate States of America Biography. Torpedoes Confederate States of America. Torpilles (Explosifs militaires) États confédérés d'Amérique. HISTORY United States State & Local General. bisacsh Soldiers fast Torpedoes fast |
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| title_full | Gabriel Rains and the Confederate Torpedo Bureau / W. Davis Waters and Joseph I. Brown. |
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