The Ordnance Manual For The Use Of The Officers Of The Confederate States Army

Title: The Ordnance Manual For The Use Of The Officers Of The Confederate States Army

Author: Prepared Under The Direction of Col. J Gordas, Chief of Ordnance
Originally Published 1863
Reprinted by Morningside Press, in 1995 ISBN: 0-89029-033-4 Approximately 600 pages.

This manual is an update of the 1850 United States Ordnance Manual. It includes updates to equipment that occurred between 1850 and American War Between the States (Civil War).

This book is a bit pricey, but I highly recommend acquiring a copy if you are serious about building a Civil War Period Traveling Forge or blacksmithing during the War Between the States. It is a necessary supplement to the information contained in Field Artillery Traveling Forge, Book No. 61

This book is available both from the publisher, and from merchants catering to people who collect books on the Civil War.