Reading this interesting article…
"For his journal entry on April 15, 1864, Major Edward Manigault noted an uncommon, though not too unusual, weapon employed by the Federals:
At about 5 P.M. a Yankee Gunboat came up the Stono and Commenced Shelling our advanced Pickets about Legare's Overseer's House. At the same time a number of Hale's War Rockets were thrown from Dickson's [Dixon's] Island at the Stations occupied by the pickets and a force of probably 200 men was thrown forward from "Horse-Shoe Island" on to Bottany Island. Our Pickets, however, maintained their ground and the enemy soon retired.
Some of the Rockets thrown were picked up. The entire Case included a recess on the side for the escape of gas generated by the Burning Composition, also an opening at the rear end for escape of Gas. These Rocket cases empty, I judged to weigh about 18 pounds.
The cases were entirely of cast iron, the head rivetted on to the body post…"
From here.
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Allow me to ask:
a) Why Rockets were not more used in both Armies (did the Confederation have a chance?).
b) The Navy have them?
c) Do you used rockets in your ACW wargames?
Thanks in advance for your guidance.
Amicalement
Armand
bases them up.
