Filling Cartridges at the United States Arsenal of Watertown, Massachusetts, engraving (photographic reproduction from Harper's Weekly, September 21, 1861
    Northern industry experienced a wartime boom. Both federal arsenals and private contractors supplied the military with weapons and clothing.  
Filling Cartridges at the United States Arsenal of Watertown, Massachusetts, engraving (photographic reproduction from Harper's Weekly, September 21, 1861

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