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Tango01	08 Sep 2018 12:55 p.m. PST
Interesting… land mines?…. how and where?…. link Thanks in advance for your guidance. Amicalement Armand
wpilon	08 Sep 2018 2:03 p.m. PST
The Rebels used land mines on the approaches to Ft. McAllister in Richmond Hill GA. They are apparently artillery shells buried in the ground with some sort of pressure fuse. The mines caused most of the U.S. Casualties taking the fort. After the fort was secured Sherman set the Rebel prisoners to clearing the mines despite much protesting and whining. link
William Warner	08 Sep 2018 4:57 p.m. PST
They were also used in the Confederate defenses at Yorktown in 1862.
Tango01	09 Sep 2018 3:32 p.m. PST
Many thanks!…. Amicalement Armand
LostPict	09 Sep 2018 5:39 p.m. PST
They had Galvanic Mines at Fort Fusher; these were for remote detonation.
Tango01	10 Sep 2018 10:52 a.m. PST
Thanks also!. Amicalement Armand
John the Greater	11 Sep 2018 11:35 a.m. PST
At the time there was a distinction between "land torpedoes", sea (or river)torpedoes and spar torpedoes.. All actually predate the US Civil War. If you are really interested in the topic of mines I recommend Norman Youngblood's book: The Development of Mine Warfare: a Most Murderous and Barbarous Conduct.
Tango01	11 Sep 2018 11:43 a.m. PST
Many thanks my good friend!. Amicalement Armand

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