Gatling, Richard Jordan, 1818-1903
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Gatling, Richard Jordan, 1818-1903
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Gatling, Richard J.
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Gatling, Richard Jordan
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Gatling, Richard J. 1818-1903
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Richard J. Gatling was the inventor of the Gatling gun.
A native of North Carolina, Gatling moved to Indianapolis in 1854. In 1862 he invented and patented his first Gatling Gun, and with Oliver P. Morton's help obtained a government contract. Gatling moved to Hartford, Conn. in the mid-1860s, and his company was sold to Colt 10 years later.
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