Throughout his life, Atlanta resident George W. Wray Jr.
(1936-2004) built a collection of more than six hundred of the
rarest Confederate artifacts including not just firearms and edged
weapons but also flags, uniforms, and accoutrements. Today, Wray's
collection forms an integral part of the Atlanta History Center's
holdings of some eleven thousand Civil War artifacts. "Confederate
Odyssey "tells the story of the Civil War through the Wray
Collection. Analyzing the collection as material evidence, Gordon
L. Jones demonstrates how a slave-based economy on the cusp of
industrialization attempted to fight an industrial war.
The broad range of the collection includes many rare or
one-of-a-kind objects, such as a patent model and early inventions
by gun maker George W. Morse, the bloodstained coat of a
seventeen-year-old South Carolina soldier, battle flags made of
cloth imported from England, and arms made in Georgia, the heart of
the Confederacy's burgeoning military-industrial complex.
As Civil War history, "Confederate Odyssey" benefits from the study
of material remains as it bridges the domains of professional
scholars and amateur collectors such as Wray. The book tells of the
stories, significance, and context of these artifacts to general
readers and Civil War buffs alike. The Wray Collection is more than
a gathering of relics; it is a tale of historical truths revealed
in small details.
Features: Endorsed by the American Society of Arms Collectors as a
definitive work on the material culture of the ConfederacyMany of
the finest and most significant Confederate artifacts in existence,
including one-of-a-kind itemsOne of the most comprehensive
collections of Southern-made arms representing the full range of
Confederate, state, and private production from Virginia to
TexasNorthern-made arms altered or used by the Confederacy,
including Palmetto and Whitney Armory riflesOne of the nation's
most extensive collections of arms made or designed by George W.
Morse, as well as other rare Confederate breechloadersBritish-made
arms imported through the blockade, including Whitworth
sharpshooter rifles and artillery piecesConfederate headgear and
uniforms, including six enlisted men's uniformsSeven Confederate
flags, including three battle flags and a naval ensignCanteens,
cartridge boxes, cap pouches, shoes, ammunition, gun tools, belt
plates, and other accoutrements made or used by the
ConfederacyPublished in association with the Atlanta History
Center.
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