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1842-10-28, Daily National Intelligencer (Washington D. C.); description of the first gun cast at Tredegar for the Federal Government
1860-08-29, Nashville Union and American; Virginia is paying Tredegar to fit up a new State armory to manufacture muskets
1861-01-28, Richmond Dispatch; State Armory is being upgraded and repaired. Tredegar is providing the machinery.
1861-09-12, Charleston Mercury; two large Tredegar Dahlgren cannon delivered to Charleston
1861-12-02, Charleston Mercury; war news - notes that Tredegar has started a wire factory
1862-05-20, Richmond Dispatch; inventor of Williams’ Mounted Rifle to have demonstration at Tredegar
1862-05-24, Richmond Dispatch; Lowe’s balloon visible in city
1862-06-18, Richmond Dispatch; Prof. Jas. C. Patton of Petersburg authorized to construct balloon for army
1863-03-13, Richmond Dispatch; Napoleons in production in Richmond – being cast from various church bells & from “the old French Cannon” long stored at State Armory
1863-04-29, Richmond Dispatch; CSA Arsenal receives for safekeeping the Fayette Artillery brass six-pounder, in use since 1836. Replaced by Napoleons. Arsenal also has a “brass rifled Dahlgren howitzer” ex-Richmond Howitzer
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