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The Gatling Gun Dream.
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
,
p
13, il
Subject(s):
Flexible weapons
;
Gatling, Richard Jordan, 1818-1903
;
Gatling gun
Full Text:
https://digital.ncdcr.gov/Documents/Detail/state/937484?item=937508