_Ieet Up in New Ovlequs by the Confrtevates, Maror Genceval David &. Tus
ie. (1790-1 762), commander of Deyo viment No. |, initiated dhe ceeabre wot of 3

A “(m., 2022 Wlanusceipt

I861-GQ LOUISIANA POWDER MILLS ~
Mevion 0. Smith

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Durvug the fall and winter of [06-62 thyee powder wills weve

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__ faithin tuo ov Haves weeks 0 powder-mill, new erceting at the barrack

Walker (isi7—-1ge4), aA Wuwisollle Alb iiien, © Wepe to have in ovevet

) ee st owe of the wails. On September \2 he wrote Secrets “y ot Way Levey P
Lon

atlas ce vay Oly cal _ds pew dence toy powd Ch, anol yet tts swecers hav 55. Lf pow

Thomas Wt. Whavtow Clee 18622, lauds caper, Painter, |i thegeaphiv, avehiteet

fet the New Ovlages cust house yard diaeist, noted “The Wav Department, dy

{ Velesy aphic Dispatch, Acsices the use of pat rei the O14 Marin & Hospital eA

_jas a powder wall, aud a room iw Has New Marine Hospital Ton the tem peeary

_Istor aye PS) a gu antity th povsder {ust arery gel,” So mS. ONS Pape ( trtizewe 3a Cll

iMemded Sat Twig 45, because ot “advance: ngage Wes immparved his Teculdtes

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40 duck au geboh. Aas Te ce Cu eetect to Vc ce dad oe Signed to Mii cs
Cow seg u antl, orm Oetober 7 Wasor General Mansfrel J Lovell (1622-) 504).

Wes wawmed as [wi 44% rep lac sine mt eae RP leuan days Natw actually Ca Saas

Ibocke cowmeud, Me endinveved thse next six mouths as besthecould ta

yut tas New Ovkons v C4itm Lin cm prover co nd tion oF ol efenscoentss, burniw

Wie Hac uaiwes with vleas fov yowdsr, Saltpetsr aud ofher items with
‘

OAM Lh eet os iw : eWmiwd and cleowhery in th A RCFE S malting confusing stabwurentt :

Ow th 4 day h ¢ to ) ‘ul 6vsy Lovell 4 uso rmecd the Vie Ww Sccrebary of W cr, J Udlal, 8

r. — Benjami w ( 1 Bl (= 184) he gr cat ly weeded ‘some salb : LP Fow the

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_lWranutacture of od oudey, _ On Ackabey 2B \ne agskeeA Beu x eo ws ce ete ADEN

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Hm ypsssible Yo Qive ws _ pow dey ov Saltycter in qu aunbiby immediahe ly 7. ay * al

{hovel wrote Benjamin thet he was “huveyias inte Cpiration te wills
el ct five Us Six L600) oe aight 08,000] barwals Cpsunds] per oly, iP we |
46am get saltyeter” He alee mentionw thet he baa “Sent an agent +

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Icontvact ; Por warkt ing Some ot the idle Sa lt, eter caves ia ths Sd iGi ning
States. He head “A Suyply a sulfur ao ual chavesal Ou Oct ob te "Si ae GS.

which will ture onf 1,200 pounds pevelag, crnother wibieh can wmalre
S00, cs tad tse two woecles hoy. +o hans ao thive cw Fall blast —
—feolrich voll wmalre 3000 ov 3500 pounds per day. LD have your edsyateh
—_fethout saltpetee ettrel am lootring for it dai (hs Also om +he Bist Lovell
nada messenger af Departmint No. 2 headquarters of Gaucval Albert Sidney
Sohuston at Ro hing Gress a oes bucky, to see it twenty tons of seltpcter, a as Et
ra laws Amiunk pure hesta log +h { qourrner ot G Sorgia, could “be sent te |

Weu Orleans. Tohuston tele qraphsa Brwfamin, toho Urplicd the next clay

To Send mothing te Geneesl Lovell without ovders Seow thes De partment

_iNov tubtr 8, Lowaians's qaurrmor, Themes f G. Moore (\ FOt-18 7) i oN Ao Ca
: DS critary Senjew? bee m New Orleans, ““ Mill k QC¥s Vow ta A di . a nates ei i A ;

| e Ouude¢. ot Rs. wad cr 9 © r ola, ve but Coe rere. md cdhe wt Aw Gunce ri Sa Ly t S! i SRS Tr
Ben } amin immedc atsl, _ks plied that between Septe mots 26 aud Deviuber Die in

__ nad oedrerd to Loutsienn a total of twas, - Gur tons Frou Au i ste, Geo Ca. SRO
[Ve saue day , Novewbar 8, Lovell adwittea that fourteen tous, ovdeved Povergvel

by October 2, hac alvendy been weceived and only ten tons had notareived,

THe complained that ‘fo qaed deal® of the salipeti sent was ‘So mixed uth Tovtiqn

watt uv $k + c+ do i$ wet | foe Vwors + te Pond _ For. ¥.o4 ud ot y¥ ovd We i oaks Gee oh ule

_|days m Later, in anether WAL TSAS¢ te Bemiain iw Dht ttl “Bh Rinneed bat “Cs ioe

tows ot _powd ex nous lpcew made"! ond “We shall have troperation tno
[Pe elays theres powder mills, two of which Ars privaks preps hy Sa de eee
toslo paste hs. oie Ve og Wil) burn ont more thay 3 fous pee day, Lye
Els Ro welwy is proved, ano rel ected CP muck under rans. We votll wast ae
Lh this Saltyetve Wel coc be hak Ol Wobambye (2 Paull i Pemed =
—IGawred A.S. Tohnston that the th WW Vp Ace ahs ee ere
[Sulfur ond charcesl but war 'urry short of caltputee) only abl beget,
04 ough God wh a wey Th somell a crabing fy ea weelt, KHeavi Ag ther c was a [ aeit. i
2 tameunt of Sa ltypeter at Nasky marae ee Anak st wag ynuw Niet ties hs cr ¢ Constantly Som

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iSeues im Mleabaws 2 AeWamewe Oe asta tl Vie q tneval Sor ‘as matay -

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tous AS V2 caw SsYace.

Ow Dict cen oe. vm another We FS S%g C ke

Bevawin, Lovell Wrote + \at ‘ tus 6 powe ty watile are (wu Punwt nes Ovd ey,
fone at the barracks and one at the old Narcme Wospr tal’? Hrals
[reyorted +\u4 WM) ea} ov Geovae W, | Aeoliwe (1217-1898), ie: ar) ot extrblishing
he Combtd ted cys largest bored dr will at Augusta, Geovgia, “came down
Nast week aud oft ow full ee cotton veyets S04 re Sau tagily steve.

lout Q tous of Powder yew d a — Raivr also cliscussed Lovells play to chertes
[the stramshiy, Tennessee, then at New Orlraec for a voyages do Livery oo!

loiw: Do, otic Ws te Ae ay proval. Bal Vb eclisus tone Wal: athe myt rt dus to Hs
eTfectiur Union bloctrads of the mouth of the Missigs es | LL
Oe ee 23 es asiccd Louclt +o “Stn Form Mme how

baad Ne te Pos sctheses ae ) 4 ¢ \\ hy ome the walls oe . ea are w me pe OULV
Aba Gt pound §o_ of ay th pugh _cerabl eof eshring _eaboout tusice that qu ne Hg

WMieanwhile the Coufiderate Navy at New Opdrane wanted poweler from Lovell _
fend the ath teal on December 24 claimed We haa ‘ Salrsady tuvncd ovce Te the |
[Navy _ Mors powder thet in justice to the Avmy © should \rave done. OF

We could “he supplied with saltpeter iw la rs¢ quantities U cay easily Surwish

4 Captain [George Ni] He Lins 24799-18787 a wd myself, on it be wil! procure —
AL S saltpeler ody tlt have it worked “Vy. A\s mathe WOW staud We canuedt ok.
desl 4 MPtn Me Por an yound a Thee’ day s Late Leow) cnfeemed Ben jamty,

|S DT Yaye mads inte aoe gowder a\\ "ie saltpety sent” and astrd if

™M ri : saltyect tv re b ts eT es ee ne 7 A. 4
Tactical, woth: 1 §.. ree bevewn alosut +l, ¢ wn) at. Ae a io. ame fa a

{tas OUS at. tae old Meavine Hospital belewgcal To lecal Merchants: at 4G :

jand- ee vac. ce woh mw ay PY ae 7 Une: iw ms l\ Wes. hast ener rs

ja

— Gensesl Lovell ‘oy diving fue foundavies to give the necessary wovle precedence,
Then fairly soon after Xho mill commenced OY tvabions dssasttr structe. About

AOE ok of December 28-29 (861 lh vt the mill axplidid, which was

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Sates Marine tlospetal on the salt to awk of the viver

A+ tuselue o'clock Oh Saturday night ths old United

OVpos (tt Hunter strech, (oar burst bn mol less eT Treg mente

ae. by The ¢X%plascow rk Fre fous of Aunypowd er GUAR Cait thet
a i cAs Arf Levent Condy ti awe at“ inatian Paatuye, “inne? ane The building

was cousttuctd with bevels with extecter gablevics aud orvuanm |

mintel Ls or kt ot wood, Fawece Stowies im height. t+ wars Used

_as % yowdse mill aud contain a Vittle quer te, bhuused
pounds of Powder nade ore the process of vasiine  Withthe

CK ception of the seouthcart co iw, whack wes the Lin din.n_¥ 8 Cn

_ edifice was now wothing more Lhan oF meuna of beolten ¢sicts

and a \ithle office at the meribeast commu, the ounce steabely

gt etek aud sy linters ef wood, “hear _Se complete et re
that theee did not aypene tr be a Single piece of bimlee oer

Urbyateen, Lt heel blown out matin wo sides — in Feowt

iw Prout, aud Cor a Square in the other divechin. 2 ae

The nnill was at works at the womtnt of exylesiin ‘ but |

Ciregancd in comuseantion, Uobert Alibright, ho suycrintude the

Voom, A yvight wes iWrown, inte the eneine Yom whi ch_ prob abl, vee
Saved Nis |e fe > and dhs other thee were hessed inte the

i Wee ede aad ed Me woe beievied View

Sa The factory ta a Ws Uvdby the guperintencs ef ice
aa. Knight Cee ssibly Nacvh BL Te was im suecece Ful

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él *towar A tht aviv ct na on, the \ower Side +p ve avd ths worth. ai pets
Tas outer wall whichis ofbrick, had a lavse sar esas eo rg!
on both cides and beicher trom f1 weve cavvitd toths wiser

foulunatel, +, Gxt Wty s_ouly sj re by te 1. “Sel. Wal Kev Ri ee
le ws Cwsinetary, , Win, kt wmnel who 48% les em the cylindse Pha CRE cc

aud M. Gu ret, The watcluan, Wire standing im the Cusine boom,

aa cylinder worl, was seated im a chace in the door of ta cylinder a pe

Beal pets PO ro a Keer, time l,. au AGuicl ¢seaped with oul, especial
4 Fw slight scratches and bruises, but Allbert was badly
ns _Skvainca ‘s on the smal) of. the \ A ck aud Seu ercly : racanens. 3 AN GMRS' Hee

| Operation, and its loss is a swere one te Us over and
abyuc the actual value. lestroytel, nce tel Oven Us
Ute e ih a 2 at the Aiuat Cxpress the Opinion +Lat S|
Oviginated Lia The obtying. room,
The day after the blest Geucrs | At rue. Mis Utesion of th ae
One. chavas. ot. Powder CF 600 TES ROR iw the. oly 9 (us ~
vot, avd another of the saumecmeunt wos iu ths sylindew ,

al\ ot “i was. \ost.. ye ed ter be. bet 4b bp ory th. SQ¢~m,

Ae ath nA ale go Ai a! ae aw 2500 iat 600 1.2 Dae able.

mh daily. —Hebarct & Foster woil| be octets immediately te Cruduile |
_aat my control, aud lope to have if te operebion ta Six wecke.
Thee bebe Ming saued lat Saltpette inveced to this Pont CO AO AI ts CTI
__Simce the middle of last Sepbembee is 82,53 Pees ater
of whiek on ly G2 CGN C60 ete ee Oe ga
Foster Mad Sheer clays? suppl on hand af the dims of the ex=
losin {to 900 younds, which war uot_ fn feed Ea |
a ta Heawdsbove, Wlississivpr waill was appevitl, the thine mi mM ie ae
| petncal | ove Weyt promising fo put in, 5 ares Steaua gy he lates
[Decemdow of Holeart and Fosters ae Ay
Tt hed ov rqea lly been moved +, New Sele bs ides he ae Location

_ Ade §_ too, iu beable +o the Py De Alwite® OAS SOo0n as Awe Deeenber vai shay

pl "4 Shen Or 2 aie CNad. My Mad or to we vi Adin ‘the ac ag Sto en
hs mairkh Shek © ordcesd te be moved Prene Wandsh ovoush, and yesterday c chavse
Was put Swe This woill Suenca ou ou its olA site ), v6 ov | Soo pounds pe das cal

TThe aii esl ASR Ci bec lik A Wak eh ies hte cmtll Wes had & 20-hy vs¢-power :

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{Rw 4 ine placed So ae = yah Wear tase ids capacity Yad» nsiderably

6 Thre aah means at Mic Atcyesa\. Prove aye ae
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TS waatertal acd $6 complete the ve-ersctran at Hobart and Fostivs wil |,
ae Janu avy he at owners pl eaded with Secratary Benvamin that the
Kfsevucces ot Benjamin Cw] Kuight probabl, thy breather af Supuinbendeat
|Tacob B. Weight,“ arc requived by us in cue potrd cr CE ae yun kthight
thsi) ar Rs in Company E of 2d, Real Wiss Vols stehiowtel et =

Se PN ik } gid Qa S| Li. eneiian ‘eas Can giv. aE dn a

¢t

Mort Sa } t 4 ay XY + but ZARYS «t i Lavage i Suppl a. WAity 500 WAM of 4 § te eA +h at L. ous {. / ae
oo 7

send Winn io ectuee Showing his “duties stecke of amamunitiow.

fl _Dusing The ment Cem months a“ consid iweble quantity of poeder was
Z beexsht a Thr euch The Wheeled on such steamers os Fhe Wandevbs lt Whire won,

Awd Nictoriq which bwousht Shsie cargos to Texas, Soon, Lovell disyatelry

Jon agent, Thomas ®. Lee ts Texas Ao Povuaed the Vanlebe [te powdye to

Naw Ovleane. But ct was “cameseds asd Antelly unlit Tee serurce. A portion was

veworlced, aud the saltyette extracted vom Ve Weed od ante new pou ue Ce

ae bring sa 15 tows of R 7 Oe Ahem dhe blockade, Tut cow ts Purnds torre

Vara G Leov.l eee er We wes ** ala as all couse the IPH To procure
Salbpetee Fv wcuowke bhe poudee Lately aretuel frou Cuba He had ‘sent an
agent to Texas Lunes this Lee ov someone clsetl b qet same *+hat Che J
ey wed at. Peoustoy mb hebed tt a lat ry £600 pounds Lae cv

OREN “WeeORA tM 3 wllsehal
Citelies) .
 @yrents Week ree Georgia. But lank saltiectee ay rus 4, « piwdry + hou

r

the shiyes nee Vine Yeoman Ls statu Le. CN ree clays Later Be wyamain 2 ee

Lovell Nhat We Wad ordered. GY 000 of the C4066 po unos of Powel vv 1 Gane
lng eh ar Sea Ed Flo tide Wad ovousht through thse bloctrade. Banya wien Wahid: | ok
Iyhat tuo other Urssels, the Gladiator and Econsmist bad pnectntl, Conviyes
Ho the South, vse Phrids and sisuvhsrs 110,006 more Pounds of saltychr, butdid not
{allocate Any ot it to Lowuistana, © as ns SEES
The cf fort +0 Fiewmaly - put fm reintvg gE. a th. A Ds a. iii |

oe came ty Vaught Ow or cbect Vierck 7. L862. Diavist Wharton sbcevetd
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+\at about Woon ck evhy Wwe $s csudel erly sWeckred by twe teoyvibl Cx
plosrons, Within secmds of each other,” Coming trom Tue compotcurs of &
Inill ‘erceped tm the rear ot the Old Marine Hospital, We tO oe
{AV yarcentl, the one which had been moves from Hands boro, Mississipes, ,
Siec a partial owner wos M, S. Curt’s, proball, loses S, (I 623 ~ 1879),
ja Vermont born machinist whe bsfove the war lived iy that toon, Five uvrlrmes
iSetmes Freeman, David Cradduck, Cheries Ree, Thx Woldew quADauie Farrien
were felled, ond) a. Py geen was sitkiuy in feant of the wihl Prading a Vseosyager

Mes iniared to suck aw. txtent_ that it Nees Geant Wis iaya v's C8 Wnight alse . py ON &. lt

Ow the premises were thece buildings, the engine-howse, the
_arinding at Some auc hundred aud thee fact Fvon De on and the OS SE

CO ining wcll, about dhe same Turthe ons Tt was cu the coc eae

will thet the Rest explosion treole place — Cause unltnewm. The vetlh
Wd 5 Yulnning ‘at the Live, awd Wad bees fou Some tine prety iously,
Asay and night. wae The wind was pect Wiiah amd Dlilie Aivictly 6 oe

ari the Go. Wi we, Will Yo Saye oth te, 3° Sneak Ae whele MAM soot flame Re ms 8b

_and neat wes carried tmucAcately Yo Sh \ather, 4\ VE Causing 04 the

Dat Wor a Cywe. \ouses. MwWa¥s VU svy “slight buildings ry nee er Daan

Sn. teas | Le Lous of Tes geet. reece The wmachinsey ‘ara Lp th of ¢ atl,

ot the emaint, (5 completel, vuimed, Sak Why Vose Cn yuwdsy ts com

a paratively swealh. os These Seve but 3000 pousde ts Lyegethse cu the

two wills iy Ee ee ie a ies ik ae ee ee

So Fav as Known, the Confederates made no effort ty revive this

lNwawsylant A Wississ: RRS Pow dev will, Events in dhe aren mov te rapidly dud

by Nate Aryeit 1662 New Orleans nad Fallen to thy Esdceals. Just besere
tne Cay tuve of has city ana aFter. Lhasa gruemy's ships nad passe Fuels Saclesor aie chia

avd St. P\ilips om ths Wississtyyi, Shs wchinec, of Wobarh and Fosters wil

ih ee
jes. totive ly removed. Geneval Loucll made auailaole transport and cb “wes

et 7 lian Ale. a ghee key ae Simee tw Oly ks os whtu ae pee 1
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obtained, ;

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1. OF ficsal Records Seed, Vel G: 643, 727-34 744, 145 154-55, 76), 762,
Samuel Watson, Sr, Patvicia Brady, Lynn D. Adaves, cds. Queer of the

aN New Orleans (253 A€G2s The Tousrnal of Thomar by, Wher tou atl

Orleans and New Torte, 1999) October 2, 1861, ewtey; Lynda L. Crrrtcbel, edeay

an vis, Vol. 7272324 5 oe (David E =

a Offresal Ti = wit Unien and Cocfadavats Navice iu the eas Sh

DAIZ

et ee Cro vuls, Wa shinstou, B.C, 1894 “1930), Sev. 2, Volk Li C4, 642, 6YY-USy

may aoe S covds, Seow, \ ‘ Vel Gs TS * 33) 760, 7@l, 762, 765-66, 269, 17653 “Robe et Dew ue onli
Meade, Judah FB

me ous wari

: : an ‘240: ay ASH REI04 ioealty Rel (1199) He Ruch: vets, Wansky glA. Lov lY ‘o. te.
S. OL Srcial Records 2R5-86, 1883 Papers ot Des hers én Davtr, 7:36 3-G¥E

u Gavrdwnrrs N ew Ovleans Dircebevy (186 ui DiGi Mies ai ta Rectedt Seve ul ue.

Vs ey G ©3492 : 1f0 5) Memphis Dail, Ay: peal, Van, 22,1462, gue King th. New 6risave Se Na

VBCO Consus, Loa, Orleans, Nav Ovleans 3rd Ward, HN IZS2 [ee 3 ( $50), SA ee

\361 Hebavt was o private in Captain Greeulea £§ Courys my of Ovleans bi EO aaa

Wrorse Louisiana Cavaley, Ma was cletatled by Generel Lov ell May 23,162. ae

it A + Su. Fclvuavy L&G 4 Xe or Sv Tell cha. $560. ,. Ft ON. ida. Comes Pie beret

Kacerd, RG toy, Nati onal Avehtves, Grermmlealf Loutsian Cavaley Cimpauy
A Edward Hobart Elles Lettevs Qreerust by the Confederate Adjuteud and Tuemeater

Generds thi~reer, RG 104 Cimu7e4, Moll L1G) Nratisud Archive, File 497-H-1e6eh

o. Aide (5425 C5R, RG107 (1269, tell 290), WA, etal: ee
ALS elas gi by the Cs Ady. TB, 26(0% Cmurk oti 2a), NA, Bele 3:36

Sde. tL voll, Gtrg ume

\- | § Ga. \ 269 Census, Wiss, Harrison, Valtce Geet Ne 2. Wand sbove iO, BY

fee tla

fy gO

¢

Re ‘ vhs

9. 4

a Aa i HUG, 560, 543, BOR BOT, B13, 317, Ble SID B4l, B43, 263.
Ati Gey Aournal .v Thomas. \k. Wharton | Marek 10,1862, entry | Wha wher De |
\n02, quot, the New Ovleses Delta Cae AM N8660 Census, Wiss, Navvison, Nawtsbon FO.

iS CWI. S. Catia iE inden bans oH THELIIIT7 (Moses S. Curtis), |
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