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Confederate Powder Works at Augusta

The Confederate Powder Works at Augusta, Georgia, built under Josiah Gorgas and directed by George W. Rains, was the great Southern gunpowder factory and a mainstay of Confederate supply.

Also known as: Augusta Powder Works, Confederate States Powder Works.

LocationAugusta, Georgia
RolePrincipal Confederate gunpowder factory
Built underJosiah Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance
Directed byGeorge W. Rains

The Confederacy's powder

The Confederate States Powder Works at Augusta, Georgia, was among the most successful industrial undertakings of the South. Built at the direction of Chief of Ordnance Josiah Gorgas and planned and run by George W. Rains, it manufactured gunpowder on a large scale.

Its steady output of powder helped keep Confederate guns supplied through the war, filling one of the most critical gaps in a region that had begun the conflict with little means to make its own munitions.

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