U.S.S. Fort Henry Living History Unit

U.S.S. Fort Henry	Living History Reenactors of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps portraying the sailors and marines as an infantry expeditionary force during the Civil War.

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Useful Information

This section contains information our members made in order to assist reenactors by information such as equipment as well as articles written by the members.

Taggert of the Marines - Marines in the Revolutionary War by David Ekardt (member).

Making a Civil War canteen from a US Army arctic canteen (PDF file).

Tools for making cartridge tubes (PDF file).

Making cartridges for .58 caliber muskets (PDF file) .

Belaying Pins - sizes, uses, and tying a line.

Boarding And Repelling Boarders - How the navy fought in close quarters .

Ferryboats converted to Gunboats by the U.S Navy for use in the Civil War

Civil War Torpedo Information Center - torpedoes, grenades, and more.

4-Inch Mortar Operations- Unit's Mortar Operations and Safety Manual.

4-inch Mortar Information - how the mortar works.