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Army Sustainment Command: Arsenal of Democracy - History of Rock Island Arsenal From Its Beginnings Through Civil War
June 03, 2022
ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, June 3 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news:

By Sgt. 1st Class Corinna Baltos

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This is the first of a series of six articles looking at the 160-year history of Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. The first article will look at the arsenal from its establishment as a military fort to the end of the Civil War. The second article will focus on the arsenal's role in supplying the Army during the Spanish-Amer . . .

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