Guns of the Confederacy
Gun Stories · Season 5 · Episode 6
When Confederate canons opened fire on Ft. Sumter near Charleston, neither the North nor the South were prepared for war. Indeed, neither side understood the great bloodletting they were entering. The Civil War changed not only America, but warfare itself. And for the largely agricultural South, they started from behind when it came to firearms.
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Season
5
Episode
6
Air Date
05/Aug/2015
Air Time
20:00
Runtime
30 min
Overview
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When Confederate canons opened fire on Ft. Sumter near Charleston, neither the North nor the South were prepared for war. Indeed, neither side understood the great bloodletting they were entering. The Civil War changed not only America, but warfare itself. And for the largely agricultural South, they started from behind when it came to firearms.
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