065 The Antebellum Period: Ordnance and the Industrial Revolution

Of the many developments that occurred in the post-1812 Army was
the growth of a domestic arms industry. With the founding of the
Republic in 1787, government arsenals in Springfield, MA and
Harper's Ferry, VA, were established, providing the Army with a
set of dedicated manufacturing facilities devoted to small arms.
Entrepreneur and inventor Eli Whitney was able to introduce and
refine his production system which manufactured small arms with
machine tools, allowing for the standardization of parts and
processes. It was an important time. Take a listen!


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