Record #:

12068

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

North Carolina native, Richard Jordan Gatling, invented the Gatling gun in 1862. A series of gun barrels on a revolving shaft, capable of firing 350 rounds per minute, the Gatling gun was first used in the Battle of the James River, 1863.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 24 Issue 2, June 1956, p13, il

Subject(s):

Flexible weapons; Gatling, Richard Jordan, 1818-1903; Gatling gun