Allegheny (Pittsburgh) Arsenal Explosion
Seventy-eight young women were killed in the worst civilian disaster of the Civil War on Sept. 17, 1862.
These women assembled paper cartridges from paper, highly explosive black powder, and lead bullets.
MORE: http://civilwarwomenblog.com/allegheny-arsenal-explosion (by Maggie MacLean, 03Apr2014)
Seventy-eight young women were killed in the worst civilian disaster of the Civil War on Sept. 17, 1862.
These women assembled paper cartridges from paper, highly explosive black powder, and lead bullets.
MORE: http://civilwarwomenblog.com/allegheny-arsenal-explosion (by Maggie MacLean, 03Apr2014)
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