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Abstract:
The Confederate Torpedo Bureau was an initiative by Confederate leaders to find alternatives to protect the South's coastline and harbors from a much larger Union Navy. Wilmington was the state's torpedo building center. Another Confederate Torpedo Bureau initiative in the state includes the cooperative efforts between Captain Rains and Colonel William Lamb in constructing and designing defenses for Fort Fisher.
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A look at the military career of Confederate Brigadier General Gabriel J. Rains as related to his expertise with land mines and \"subterra shells,\" and eventually his experimentation with and development of the use of marine mines while serving as the head of the newly created Torpedo Bureau.