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List of Confederate arsenals and armories

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This is a list of Confederate arsenals and armories. The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by eleven Southern slave states that had declared their secession from the United States. The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. Arsenals and armories in this list were active during the years of the confederacy and during the American Civil War.

Arsenals
Name Image Location Started operations
Athens Armory Athens, Georgia 1863
Beaufort Arsenal[1] Beaufort, South Carolina
Camden Powder Magazine[1] South Carolina
Charleston Arsenal[1] Charleston, South Carolina
Columbia Arsenal[1] Columbia, South Carolina
Mount Vernon Arsenal Mt. Vernon, Alabama
Richmond Armory Richmond, Virginia Reactivated 1861

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Confederate Arsenals, Shipyards, and Arms Manufacturers in South Carolina". SCV Camp 36. Retrieved 25 May 2010.