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| Allegheny Arsenal, Pittsburgh, Pennsyvania |
1814 |
Located between 39th and 40th Streets and between Penn Avenue and the Allegheny River in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh, the old Allegheny Arsenal was once deemed to be one of the most important arsenals in the United States (Source: Lawrenceville Historic Society) Main Entrance to the Arsenal, Butler & 40th Street with mortars of 1861″ Note the mortars of 1861 in the foreground. Cannon Circle at Arsenal List of women killed in Allegheny Arsenal Explosion September 17, 1862 Becer, Allan. An Appalling Disaster: The Allegheny Arsenal and the Great Explosion of 1862. Westmoreland History [Westmoreland County Historical Society], Fall 1999 Pittsburgh’s Forgotten Allegheny Arsenal by Lawrenceville historian and author James Wudarczyk |
| Augusta Arsenal, Augusta, Georgia |
1817 |
Seized by Georgia State troops ca. January 24, 1861 |
| Baton Rouge Arsenal, Louisiana | The barracks and arsenal were occupied almost continuously from 1816 until January 10, 1861, when the post surrendered to Louisiana State troops. The arsenal was reoccupied by U. S. forces, ca. May 9, 1862 | |
| Benicia Arsenal, California |
1851 |
Established as an ordnance depot August 25, 1851, near Benicia, California; designated as the principal depot for ordnance and and ordnance stores for the Division of the Pacific, November 8, 1851; converted to an “arsenal of construction”, April 1852. The arsenal was important to the entire West Coast. |
| Champlain Arsenal, Vergennes, Vermont |
1826 |
Discontinued 1855; restablished 1861 |
| Fortress Monroe Arsenal, Old Point Comfort, Virginia |
1824 |
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| Frankford Arsenal, Bridesburg, PA |
1816 |
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| Harper’s Ferry Arsenal , Virginia |
1794 |
Destroyed April 18, 1861, to prevent its falling into the hands of Confederates; lands, etc. sold November 30, 1867 |
| Kennebec Arsenal, Augusta, Maine |
1827 |
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| Louisville Ordnance Depot, Kentucky | Temporary depot; existing for a few years during the Civil War | |
| Mount Vernon Arsenal, Alabama |
1829 |
Taken by Alabama State troops January 4, 1861; reestablished in 1865 |
| Nashville Ordnance Depot, Tennessee | Temporary depot established during the Civil War; discontinued soon after December 1865 | |
| New York Arsenal, Governor’s Island, New York | The ordnance depot established at Governor’s Island in New York Harbor became the New York Arsenal in 1835 | |
| Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois |
1863 |
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| San Antonio Arsenal, Texas |
1855 |
Taken by Texas State troops February 16, 1861; reestablished 1865 |
| Springfield Armory, Massachusetts |
1794 |
After the armory at Harper’s Ferry was destroyed to prevent its use by the Confederates, the Government had to rely on the single armory at Springfield and on private establishments for its supply of arms. |
| Washington Arsenal, District of Columbia |
1816 |
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| Watertown Arsenal, Massachusetts |
1816 |
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| Watervillet Arsenal, West Troy, New York |
1814 |
1 Munden, Kenneth W. and Beers, Henry Putney. A Guide to the Federal Archives Relating to the Civil War, National Archives and Records Administation, Washington, DC, 1986. Extracted from section on the records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, pps. 279-282