# List of Confederate arms manufacturers

This is a list of Confederate arms manufacturers. The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by thirteen Southern 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. Companies appearing in this list were manufacturers of arms within the Confederate States.

## Arms manufacturers

| Company | Location | Founded | Products | Output & Production Numbers |
| Alexander, John & Co | Charleston, South Carolina | Lightfoot Arms, Atlanta Georgia | | |
| Athens Steam Company | Athens, Georgia | | | experimental Double-barreled cannon |
| Atlanta Machine Works | Atlanta, Georgia | 1848 | Ordnance, rifled cannons | |
| Augusta Machine Works | Augusta, Georgia | | Revolvers | |
| Leech & Rigdon | Augusta, Georgia | | Produced a variant of the Colt 1851 Navy Revolver | Or "Leech & Rigdon" |
| Bellona Arsenal | Midlothian, Virginia | 1810 | Artillery | |
| Bilharz, Hall | see Hodgkins | see Hodgkins | see Hodgkins | see Hodgkins |
| Boyle & Gamble | Virginia | | Bayonets, knives and swords | |
| Carruth Armory | Greenville, South Carolina | 1819 | .69 caliber Flint Lock Smooth Bore Harpers/Ferry Style Muskets. | over 3032 made in 1819, Many converted to percussion Cap for Civil War |
| C. Chapman | Nashville, Tennessee | | .54 caliber percussion muzzle-loading carbines | Less than 100 |
| Cameron & Company | Charleston, South Carolina | | Rifles | Also "Cameron, Taylor, & Johnson" |
| Churchill & Sons | Columbiana, Alabama | | Artillery | |
| Columbus | Columbus, Georgia | | .58 caliber percussion muzzle-loading carbines | 183 |
| College Hill Arsenal | Nashville, Tennessee | | Swords and cavalry sabres | |
| Confederate States Armory | Kenansville, North Carolina | 1863 | Various edged weapons, lances and equipment | 3,700 lance spears, 6,500 bayonets, 11,700 cavalry sabers, 2,700 officers sabers, 600 naval cutlasses, 800 artillery cutlasses |
| Congaree Foundry | Columbia, South Carolina | | | |
| Cook & Brother | New Orleans, Louisiana (before 1863), Athens, Georgia (1863-1866) | | Various rifles, bayonets | 3,800-4,000 rifles, of them 1,000 .58 caliber percussion muzzle-loading carbines |
| Davis & Bozeman | Elmore, Alabama | | .58 caliber percussion muzzle-loading carbines | 90 |
| Dickson, Nelson & Co. | Adairsville, Georgia, Macon, Georgia, Dawson, Georgia | | Rifles and carbines | 3,600 total for all rifles and carbines (.58 caliber percussion muzzle-loading carbines) |
| J. M. Eason Bros. | Charleston, South Carolina | | | |
| Fayetteville Arsenal | Fayetteville, North Carolina | | Rifles | |
| Georgia State Armory | Milledgeville, Georgia | 1863 | Rifles, cartridges, artillery equipment | |
| Wm. Glaze & Co. | Columbia, South Carolina | | Rifles | Sometimes stamped his work with this name and sometimes “Palmetto Armory.” |
| Griswold & Gunnison | Griswoldville, Georgia | 1862 | Produced a variant of the Colt 1851 Navy Revolver | 3,700 Griswold & Gunnison revolvers |
| Hodgkins | Macon, Georgia, Pittsylvania, Virginia | | .58 caliber percussion muzzle-loading carbines | 400 to 700 |
| Hyde & Goodrich | New Orleans, Louisiana | | Rifles | |
| H. C. Lamb | Jamestown, North Carolina | | .50 and .58 caliber percussion breech-loading carbines | 532 |
| Maynard | see Perry by Keen, Walker. Not to be confused with northern Maynard of Chicopee Falls, MA | see Perry by Keen, Walker. Not to be confused with northern Maynard of Chicopee Falls, MA | see Perry by Keen, Walker. Not to be confused with northern Maynard of Chicopee Falls, MA | see Perry by Keen, Walker. Not to be confused with northern Maynard of Chicopee Falls, MA |
| W. S. McElwaine | Holly Springs, Mississippi | | Rifles | |
| Mendenhall, James & Gardner | Greensboro, North Carolina | | Rifles | Contract with N. C. government for 10,000 rifles. Marks, “M. J. & G.” |
| Montgomery Arsenal | Montgomery, Alabama | 1861 | Rifles (1864) | |
| Morse | Augusta, Georgia, Columbia, South Carolina | | Carbines | |
| George W. Morse | Greenville, South Carolina | | .50 caliber breech-loading carbines | 1,000 |
| Murdoch Morrison Gun Factory | Laurel Hill, North Carolina | | Rifles | |
| J. P. Murray | Columbus, Georgia | | .58 caliber percussion muzzle-loading carbines | Est. 1,000 |
| Noble Bros. & Co | Rome, Alabama | 1855 | Various artillery pieces, artillery equipment | |
| Palmetto Iron Works | Columbia, South Carolina | 1850 | Model 1842 musket with bayonets, M1841 Mississippi Rifle, M1842 dragoon pistol, M1840 Cavalry saber, M1840 light artillery sabers, 10-inch shells, various small arms and ordnance | |
| J. C. Peck | Atlanta, Georgia | | Specialty, rampart rifles | |
| Perry by Keen, Walker | Danville, Virginia | | .54 caliber percussion breech-loading carbines | 280 |
| T. W. Radcliffe | Columbia, South Carolina | | Rifles | Both maker and importer |
| Richmond Armory (VA Manufactory of Arms) | Richmond, Virginia | 1861 (1798) | Variants of the Richmond rifle | 31,000 rifles 5,400 carbines 1,350 short rifles |
| Thomas Riggins | Knoxville, Tennessee | | Rifles | |
| S. C. Robinson Arms Manufactory (Samuel C. Robinson) | Richmond, Virginia | | Produced a variant of the M1859 Sharps carbine | ca. 3,000 .52 caliber Sharps carbines. Marks, “Robinson Arms Co.” |
| Selma Naval Foundry & Ironworks (Selma Arsenal & Gun Works) | Selma, Alabama | 1861 | Iron plating, Brooke rifled cannon, ironclad ships | over 70 Brooke rifles |
| Shakanoosa Arms Mfg. Co. | | | Rifles | |
| Shelby Iron Company | Shelby, Alabama | 1842 | Iron plating | |
| SC State Military Works | Greenville, South Carolina | 1861 | | Also "State Rifle Works" |
| Spiller & Burr | Macon, Georgia | | Rifles | |
| Samuel Sutherland | Richmond, Virginia | | Rifles | |
| Tallassee | Tallassee, Alabama | | .58 caliber percussion muzzle-loading carbines | 500 |
| Tarpley, Garrett & Co (Confederate Arms Factory) | Greensboro, North Carolina | | Tarpley carbine | ca. 400 Tarpley carbines |
| George Todd | Austin, Texas | | Rifles | |
| Tredegar Iron Works | Richmond, Virginia | 1841 | Various artillery pieces including the Brooke rifle, iron plating | ca. 1,100 artillery pieces |
| Tyler Arsenal | Tyler, Texas | | Rifles | Marks, “Texas Rifle. Tyler, C. S.” |
| Union Mfg. Co. | Richmond, Virginia | | Rifles | G. P. Sloat, formerly of Philadelphia, Supt. |
| Virginia Manufactory | Richmond, Virginia | | Rifles | |
| See Firearms in American History by Charles Winthrop Sawyer, Vol. 3 (Our Rifles), 1920, pp. 219-220. Civil War Guns and Weapons at thomaslegion.net Civil War Artillery: Confederate Manufacturers |||||

## Sources

* ↑ "Confederate States Armory - Kenansvlle, NC - Civil War Discovery Trail Sites on". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
* ↑ "Shotdoc - Home".
* ↑ "Murdoch Morrison Civil War Gun Factory". waymarking.com. Retrieved November 24, 2017.