Lincoln also favored breechloading artillery, which Ripley opposed. In the fall of 1861, the president ordered the purchase of a few so-called Ellsworth guns, designed by Eli Thayer for Elmer Ellsworth’s zouaves. In addition, Lincoln prevailed on the War Department to buy thirty small muzzle-loading three-pounders, but Ripley managed to thwart the president’s plan to order two other breechloading fieldpieces.
Source: Abraham Lincoln ∶ A Life ▫𓂃
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