Arming the Confederacy August 2, 2008

The little-known story of the Confederacy's success in building a military-industrial complex to produce its own weapons is shown through objects from the Maryland-Steuart Collection, considered the world's finest collection of Confederate-made weapons and accouterments. The collection on display includes more than 150 Confederate-made rifles, carbines, muskets, pistols, dirks, belt buckles and more.