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CONFEDERATE STATES ARMORY ★ ★ ★ Determined Production C O N F E D E R A T E L I F E L I N E In April 1861, Louis Froelich, a Bavarian immigrant, began manu-facturing uniform buttons in Wilm-ington for North Carolina soldiers. With Hungarian partner Col. Bela Estván, Froelich operated his first arms factory for the Confederacy from November 1861 until March 1862, when the partnership was dissolved. Froelich continued alone until yellow fever closed the armory in September, when he bought 2.5 acres here from Alsa Southerland. Although he reopened the Wilming-ton facility in November, a fire closed it for good the next month. In March 1863, Froelich moved here, and he opened the Kenansville armory by May. On July 4, however, Lt. Col. George W. Lewis’ 3rd New York Cavalry burned it down while raiding Confederate lines of com-munication. Froelich rebuilt it and continued to produce military equipment, forming a partnership with Jacob H.N. Cornehlson in January 1864. The armory is last known to have operated that June. After the war, Froelich turned to agriculture, selling scuppernong wine and other farm products. He later moved to Halifax County, where he died in 1873. Kenansville’s Cowan Museum displays an iron metalworking block once used at the armory. The Kenansville Sword, identified by the letters CSA in the handguard, is the best known of the Froelich swords and the only one clearly identifiable as having been produced by him. The few that survive are in museums and private collections. Liberty Hall Plantation in Kenans-ville displays a Froelich sword once owned by Col. Thomas Kenan. Liberty Hall, the Kenan family home, was built in the first half of the 1800s. It has been fully restored to reflect the lifestyle of the mid-19th century. You can tour the main house, ten out-buildings, and the gardens. Admission fee. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10-4; Sun., 2-4. (Closed Mon., Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.) Confederate staff and field officer’s sword and scabbard manufactured by Froelich and Company, Confederate States Armory, Kenansville, North Carolina – Courtesy Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Va. Confederate States Armory sword guard cast in let-ters CSA, Confederate States Armory, Kenansville, North Carolina – Courtesy Liberty Hall, Kenansville, N.C. CONFEDERATE STATES ARMORY PRODUCTION Wilmington and Kenansville, N.C. April 1861–March 1864 Surgical Instruments 18 sets Buttons (sunburst & state seal) 800 gross (12 dozen) Lance Spears 3,700 Saber Bayonets 6,500 Cavalry Sabers 11,700 Officers’ Sabers 2,700 Naval Cutlasses 600 Artillery Cutlasses 800 Infantry Accouterments 1,700 sets Saber Belts 300 Knapsacks 300 CONFEDERATE STATES ARMORY ★ ★ ★ Cutting the Supply Line C O N F E D E R A T E L I F E L I N E Throughout the Civil War, North Carolina furnished much of the material that the Confederate armies needed to sustain field operations. Here in Kenansville, the Confederate States Armory produced military supplies ranging from swords to knapsacks. Blockade runners smuggled contraband goods that were then funneled to Virginia (heart of the war’s Eastern The-atre) via the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad and the Petersburg Rail-road. Disrupting the rail line became a major Union objective. On July 4, 1863, U.S. cavalry struck the Confederate States Armory here. Lt. Col. George W. Lewis, leading 640 men of the 3rd New York Caval-ry to destroy Wilmington and Weldon Railroad track, sent a battalion to The blockade runner Robert E. Lee, photographed about 1864, penetrated the coastal blockade more than 20 times before being captured trying to reach Wilmington, N.C., in Nov. 1863. Converted to USS Fort Donelson, it joined the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron and helped capture Fort Fisher. – Library of Congress Kenansville under Maj. Ferris Jacobs, Jr. According to Lewis’ after-action report, Jacobs arrived here after dark, “surprised and completely dispersed a company of cavalry, commanded by Captain [William K.] Lane [Co. F, 7th N.C. Cavalry], taking all their transportation, nearly all their horses and equip-ments and arms, and 4 or 5 prisoners.” Lewis and the rest of the regiment then joined Jacobs, and together they burned the armory, “with a large quan-tity of sabers, saber bayonets, knives, … boiler, all the tools, saddles, and all the stock.” The New Yorkers bivouacked here, then continued their raid the next day. Despite the destruction, owner Louis Froelich, “sword maker for the Confederacy,” rebuilt the armory and soon was back in operation. North Carolina supplied much of the clothing, shoes, hats, and blankets used by Confederate soldiers such as these captured at Gettysburg, Pa. – Library of Congress “An armory was destroyed which contained some 2,500 sabers and large quantities of saber bayonets, bowie knives, and other small-arms, a steam-engine and implements for man-ufacturing arms. A store-house … a manufactory of knapsacks, and some commissary store-houses were burned.” – Gen. John G. Foster, July 7, 1863
Object Description
Title | Confederate States armory: Confederate lifeline |
Creator |
Civil War Trails, Inc. North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. |
Date | 2005 |
Subjects |
North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America--History |
Place |
Duplin County, North Carolina, United States Kenansville, Duplin County, North Carolina, United States |
Time Period |
(1860-1876) Civil War and Reconstruction |
Publisher | Civil War Trails, Inc. |
Rights | May be copyrighted. Submit permissions requests for further use to Civil War Trails, Inc http://www.civilwartrails.org/; |
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Full Text | CONFEDERATE STATES ARMORY ★ ★ ★ Determined Production C O N F E D E R A T E L I F E L I N E In April 1861, Louis Froelich, a Bavarian immigrant, began manu-facturing uniform buttons in Wilm-ington for North Carolina soldiers. With Hungarian partner Col. Bela Estván, Froelich operated his first arms factory for the Confederacy from November 1861 until March 1862, when the partnership was dissolved. Froelich continued alone until yellow fever closed the armory in September, when he bought 2.5 acres here from Alsa Southerland. Although he reopened the Wilming-ton facility in November, a fire closed it for good the next month. In March 1863, Froelich moved here, and he opened the Kenansville armory by May. On July 4, however, Lt. Col. George W. Lewis’ 3rd New York Cavalry burned it down while raiding Confederate lines of com-munication. Froelich rebuilt it and continued to produce military equipment, forming a partnership with Jacob H.N. Cornehlson in January 1864. The armory is last known to have operated that June. After the war, Froelich turned to agriculture, selling scuppernong wine and other farm products. He later moved to Halifax County, where he died in 1873. Kenansville’s Cowan Museum displays an iron metalworking block once used at the armory. The Kenansville Sword, identified by the letters CSA in the handguard, is the best known of the Froelich swords and the only one clearly identifiable as having been produced by him. The few that survive are in museums and private collections. Liberty Hall Plantation in Kenans-ville displays a Froelich sword once owned by Col. Thomas Kenan. Liberty Hall, the Kenan family home, was built in the first half of the 1800s. It has been fully restored to reflect the lifestyle of the mid-19th century. You can tour the main house, ten out-buildings, and the gardens. Admission fee. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10-4; Sun., 2-4. (Closed Mon., Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.) Confederate staff and field officer’s sword and scabbard manufactured by Froelich and Company, Confederate States Armory, Kenansville, North Carolina – Courtesy Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Va. Confederate States Armory sword guard cast in let-ters CSA, Confederate States Armory, Kenansville, North Carolina – Courtesy Liberty Hall, Kenansville, N.C. CONFEDERATE STATES ARMORY PRODUCTION Wilmington and Kenansville, N.C. April 1861–March 1864 Surgical Instruments 18 sets Buttons (sunburst & state seal) 800 gross (12 dozen) Lance Spears 3,700 Saber Bayonets 6,500 Cavalry Sabers 11,700 Officers’ Sabers 2,700 Naval Cutlasses 600 Artillery Cutlasses 800 Infantry Accouterments 1,700 sets Saber Belts 300 Knapsacks 300 CONFEDERATE STATES ARMORY ★ ★ ★ Cutting the Supply Line C O N F E D E R A T E L I F E L I N E Throughout the Civil War, North Carolina furnished much of the material that the Confederate armies needed to sustain field operations. Here in Kenansville, the Confederate States Armory produced military supplies ranging from swords to knapsacks. Blockade runners smuggled contraband goods that were then funneled to Virginia (heart of the war’s Eastern The-atre) via the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad and the Petersburg Rail-road. Disrupting the rail line became a major Union objective. On July 4, 1863, U.S. cavalry struck the Confederate States Armory here. Lt. Col. George W. Lewis, leading 640 men of the 3rd New York Caval-ry to destroy Wilmington and Weldon Railroad track, sent a battalion to The blockade runner Robert E. Lee, photographed about 1864, penetrated the coastal blockade more than 20 times before being captured trying to reach Wilmington, N.C., in Nov. 1863. Converted to USS Fort Donelson, it joined the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron and helped capture Fort Fisher. – Library of Congress Kenansville under Maj. Ferris Jacobs, Jr. According to Lewis’ after-action report, Jacobs arrived here after dark, “surprised and completely dispersed a company of cavalry, commanded by Captain [William K.] Lane [Co. F, 7th N.C. Cavalry], taking all their transportation, nearly all their horses and equip-ments and arms, and 4 or 5 prisoners.” Lewis and the rest of the regiment then joined Jacobs, and together they burned the armory, “with a large quan-tity of sabers, saber bayonets, knives, … boiler, all the tools, saddles, and all the stock.” The New Yorkers bivouacked here, then continued their raid the next day. Despite the destruction, owner Louis Froelich, “sword maker for the Confederacy,” rebuilt the armory and soon was back in operation. North Carolina supplied much of the clothing, shoes, hats, and blankets used by Confederate soldiers such as these captured at Gettysburg, Pa. – Library of Congress “An armory was destroyed which contained some 2,500 sabers and large quantities of saber bayonets, bowie knives, and other small-arms, a steam-engine and implements for man-ufacturing arms. A store-house … a manufactory of knapsacks, and some commissary store-houses were burned.” – Gen. John G. Foster, July 7, 1863 |
Description
Title | Marker: Confederate States armory: Confederate lifeline |
Creator |
Civil War Trails, Inc. |
Date | 2005 |
Subjects |
North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America--History |
Place |
Duplin County, North Carolina, United States Kenansville, Duplin County, North Carolina, United States |
Time Period |
(1860-1876) Civil War and Reconstruction |
Publisher | Civil War Trails, Inc. |
Rights | May be copyrighted. Submit permissions requests for further use to Civil War Trails, Inc http://www.civilwartrails.org/; |
Type |
Text |
Language |
English |
Format |
Information signs |
Digital Characteristics-A | 174 KB; |
Digital Collection |
Civil War Collection |
Digital Format | application/pdf |
Audience |
All |
Pres File Name-M | gen_cw_confederatestatesarmory |
Full Text | CONFEDERATE STATES ARMORY ★ ★ ★ Determined Production C O N F E D E R A T E L I F E L I N E In April 1861, Louis Froelich, a Bavarian immigrant, began manu-facturing uniform buttons in Wilm-ington for North Carolina soldiers. With Hungarian partner Col. Bela Estván, Froelich operated his first arms factory for the Confederacy from November 1861 until March 1862, when the partnership was dissolved. Froelich continued alone until yellow fever closed the armory in September, when he bought 2.5 acres here from Alsa Southerland. Although he reopened the Wilming-ton facility in November, a fire closed it for good the next month. In March 1863, Froelich moved here, and he opened the Kenansville armory by May. On July 4, however, Lt. Col. George W. Lewis’ 3rd New York Cavalry burned it down while raiding Confederate lines of com-munication. Froelich rebuilt it and continued to produce military equipment, forming a partnership with Jacob H.N. Cornehlson in January 1864. The armory is last known to have operated that June. After the war, Froelich turned to agriculture, selling scuppernong wine and other farm products. He later moved to Halifax County, where he died in 1873. Kenansville’s Cowan Museum displays an iron metalworking block once used at the armory. The Kenansville Sword, identified by the letters CSA in the handguard, is the best known of the Froelich swords and the only one clearly identifiable as having been produced by him. The few that survive are in museums and private collections. Liberty Hall Plantation in Kenans-ville displays a Froelich sword once owned by Col. Thomas Kenan. Liberty Hall, the Kenan family home, was built in the first half of the 1800s. It has been fully restored to reflect the lifestyle of the mid-19th century. You can tour the main house, ten out-buildings, and the gardens. Admission fee. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10-4; Sun., 2-4. (Closed Mon., Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.) Confederate staff and field officer’s sword and scabbard manufactured by Froelich and Company, Confederate States Armory, Kenansville, North Carolina – Courtesy Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Va. Confederate States Armory sword guard cast in let-ters CSA, Confederate States Armory, Kenansville, North Carolina – Courtesy Liberty Hall, Kenansville, N.C. CONFEDERATE STATES ARMORY PRODUCTION Wilmington and Kenansville, N.C. April 1861–March 1864 Surgical Instruments 18 sets Buttons (sunburst & state seal) 800 gross (12 dozen) Lance Spears 3,700 Saber Bayonets 6,500 Cavalry Sabers 11,700 Officers’ Sabers 2,700 Naval Cutlasses 600 Artillery Cutlasses 800 Infantry Accouterments 1,700 sets Saber Belts 300 Knapsacks 300 CONFEDERATE STATES ARMORY ★ ★ ★ Cutting the Supply Line C O N F E D E R A T E L I F E L I N E Throughout the Civil War, North Carolina furnished much of the material that the Confederate armies needed to sustain field operations. Here in Kenansville, the Confederate States Armory produced military supplies ranging from swords to knapsacks. Blockade runners smuggled contraband goods that were then funneled to Virginia (heart of the war’s Eastern The-atre) via the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad and the Petersburg Rail-road. Disrupting the rail line became a major Union objective. On July 4, 1863, U.S. cavalry struck the Confederate States Armory here. Lt. Col. George W. Lewis, leading 640 men of the 3rd New York Caval-ry to destroy Wilmington and Weldon Railroad track, sent a battalion to The blockade runner Robert E. Lee, photographed about 1864, penetrated the coastal blockade more than 20 times before being captured trying to reach Wilmington, N.C., in Nov. 1863. Converted to USS Fort Donelson, it joined the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron and helped capture Fort Fisher. – Library of Congress Kenansville under Maj. Ferris Jacobs, Jr. According to Lewis’ after-action report, Jacobs arrived here after dark, “surprised and completely dispersed a company of cavalry, commanded by Captain [William K.] Lane [Co. F, 7th N.C. Cavalry], taking all their transportation, nearly all their horses and equip-ments and arms, and 4 or 5 prisoners.” Lewis and the rest of the regiment then joined Jacobs, and together they burned the armory, “with a large quan-tity of sabers, saber bayonets, knives, … boiler, all the tools, saddles, and all the stock.” The New Yorkers bivouacked here, then continued their raid the next day. Despite the destruction, owner Louis Froelich, “sword maker for the Confederacy,” rebuilt the armory and soon was back in operation. North Carolina supplied much of the clothing, shoes, hats, and blankets used by Confederate soldiers such as these captured at Gettysburg, Pa. – Library of Congress “An armory was destroyed which contained some 2,500 sabers and large quantities of saber bayonets, bowie knives, and other small-arms, a steam-engine and implements for man-ufacturing arms. A store-house … a manufactory of knapsacks, and some commissary store-houses were burned.” – Gen. John G. Foster, July 7, 1863 |