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Lincoln and the Tools of War reshaped by Bruce
Boston historian Dr. Robert W. Bruce portrays Abraham Lincoln’s wartime interest in weapons. The book documents Lincoln's support for innovations like breech-loading rifles, and recounts the Lincoln assassination aftermath tied to a Spencer carbine. Bruce found a secured note on a rocket tested in 1862 with Lincoln named among observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Henshaw
Boston
Butler
Lincoln
Bruce
Robert W. Bruce
Boston University
National Archives
Washington
Joshua Hyde
A. Lincoln
Hyde
Second Bull Run
Fredericksburg
Abraham Lincoln
Library of Congress
Massachusetts
Gen
Benjamin Butler
Edward Serrell
Serrell
Chief of Engineers
Ford’s
John Wilkes Booth
Associated Press
Robert V. Bruce
Mass