VOL 19 FALL NO.4 J999 THE FRIENDS OF MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY A ROCHESTER INVENTION, THE FIRST MACHINE GUN THE STORY OF DR-JOSEPHUS REQUA (1833-1910), A DENTIST, AND HIS CIVIL WAR MACHINEGU It ..""""'-an'nmlly 1ft"OP'"'' duo • dtm.. ,n"""..<1 d.. mxhi"" 1"0 'flu, ck....., ..... }oo<pItor> Rrq b<>m in Ub<.... Cou0IJ, Stw Yo,k 1ft 1833. ,"" _ CIu,ilJ .\hddocf> .nd J...... J..boo ~. 1;1;1>.0 }t>l<phUJ"'" 14, ,"" r.m,ly """,,<I '0 Rod,...• "'...h<", from 1849 '0 ISH 'he !>oJ .....ppr<n,i<<<I '0 Will"m Billinghu,,, (1807·1880)•• &u",mi,h. In ItH, ,he 20')'<"'01<1 -"""ph., btV" Ih...u<ly of drn,i",y .n<l mmm<n«J p,...... ......, rem I"" in s.,""f"'"cr, (.jvi",,,OfI Coun,y, Ntw Yo,k. By 18)8. "" I..d ",urn«! '0 Rochn". ond oprn«l. ""nul 0«"", ,n Sou,. 903 ....,"" Wild<t 1I."ldl"," 'l'h<ft "" " ... 31, 0.- Rrq... m.ll,.,j M.l}' A. e-... Sdwllor<lody. N...- 1'''' ....del... 011 ""c­ 2. 1864. n.." r_ ch;W.1.-c1oy, _ b<>m in 1866. ond ",<If X'CIIDI!. AouDu. on llJ6l. T'ht toot., Aaomoc.. "-cvu.ditd _ ......... I. 1868 .. olw -.:.olbor-kU<l.o,... In 1861. dot« ,...... b<fotc ....l _____~ -.drnuI -...do ,t.<.....-... doc G.-iI 'If... Dr. 0<. J-<~ Rtfw. tIt_...,_..........fi'" __:- Lqou ....n><Iuad do< r.... ,...·r ....chi..."'" wid> .................... -rr.-~u..... .......I<Qfu.dgn Iw ....,/ ,n ,"" Th.u "'" Moryol _ In ,he hoI<oryol .......'Konwnpolll)". '.-.-J..,..,.1J o,h« pm's"""'r w" ","i<c«l. ,hu, m,king il im?"",ibl< I", ,bo ,n<lnr ", P'" C,"ing ,he Uni"n A,my [n,<",,,«I, ArlO' b"ildint .nd "'"ont ,h, w",king p"'IQ'yp<. ,h< n,,, <h,lI,ng' w., '" i",,'d' tho Union "my;n ,h, in",mion. Thi, p",vod '" ho n,,,,h m"" dime"lt ,h,,, ''')'0,1< "'uld h,,,, im'gin,d. D,. R,~". ",,,,1«1,,, W"hi"g'o", D.C. "" Ap,il n. 1861 in ,II< 001'" of,ming up.n 'pl"',n,· ment wi,h 'pP,opri,,< p<,,,,nnd in ,h< O,dn.n« Dcp,,'m,n'. F,iling '" get ,n 'proin,m,n,. R<q"'. ",h« ,h,n giving "I'. p<"i««I, H< fil\,lly ""nled.n 'pp"on', m<I\' ""ilh Brigodi« l,;<nml J,m" w. Rjpley. woo w" ehi<f of"rdn,no: plOCU'" m,nt. The m«<ing '"m«l "ut '0 ho -""",king to R,qu,. G<nml fupley ,umm"ilr di,mi<><d him wi,h thi,I<>gi<: h,n if,b, ""'pun p<,to'm«l .. Il.im,d, hi, ",Idi,,, <could ,I".dr~" "pidlr 'M"gh.•nO ,hi, plopu,,1 w.,ted mu,h ''''' mu,b ,mm""itH)n. R'pley "'..n..i,,«l Ih" d,i, "p,d.~" gun ~"uld "nly ,,,vc '" 'ggl"~" Ih, ,j'u'"on ,nd "'''' f"",,n, on 'p«i,l.mm""i,i<:>n Reqn. App,....<he> I'",ide'" Ab..h.m Tho N«d f",. R.p;d.fj" Gun, An ["""bl. ,,",'i<,,', fr"m ",m, prominont Un<Uln. Th< pn,;,i"" "fC,n".1 Ripley ",id,;n ,h, 1W<he>,<t [J4,I, Uno." d­ R""he>",i,n" Requ, ,nd Billiltgh"'" d,"," rel"""I, I"" R'qn.a "tul<d W "o:pt M",,,,,,,,,n J"no 29, 1861 "I"'",ci ,h>< d",id,d 10 build, full·,iL<, wo,king d,b,- 1(, ",<"rod, I,,,,, "fin,~,Jn<,i"n Alb... Mack, who wa, omployed by Ih, prolO'»". TOi, ...., m,nul><,",«I" to >« P,,,,id<n, Ah'Ul>m U"e"ln ,.,d mer Monroe CoUnty Pcni"nt;'ry, h,d '''1;1\",«1 Billi"ghu,,", .001'. whi<h w., ,h<n I""""d with him "n M'r 1, 1862. lio",ln li,,<n«l 10 DI./o"ph", Requ' Ih., ,h, Union "my 00 ,h, ,"ood noo, of41 M.;n S""",. It ",<mi"I~' t" II" d",il, of R"'lu" pro?",,1 ",«1«1, rap;d-f", tun, Requ', lhe ..,;c!, <co" SSW,,, build. ,,,d Ripley', "'pun",. Th, p",id'n< Ihen ",«d. &'''' il ",m, thought. um, up with Thi, f"" pro<ti<al m",hio, guo w", ""ibbl«l, 00« whi<h h, h,nd,d '0 D,. , d";gn, ,nd mull«l;, 0"" wi,h h;, kouwn .. th, K<q"' 611, b.",ry ,oJ R"'lu', h w",hort .nd IQ Ih< puinr: -(;01\. ,..,h", r,i,nd, ,nd m..«1 gun,mi,h, <Um;",d "f15 'w"-Ioot-I,,ng h,,'1 ,ill, Ripley. pi"", "" MI, R"'lu•. A. line"I". Willi,m B;lI;nghum. A ,,>I, modd ...... b,,,,1> ",oon,«I buli'",o"lIy"n. f""" M,y I. 1861'- r,ni,hod on July 11. 1861, ,nd ,r,,, o«u"d 0"'''' ,,"o'''''h«1 u"i<" jt> g"'" Th< M'<, h""'",~r, p,,,,'«1 fu,il,. w,ighl "'.., ~oo poood,.l""n,y.~", bee,u'" (;,n<,,1 Ripl")' W<Juld 001 hudg< m",lIi, <,,"i,lg" we" 1,,1,1 "'t«h" by • fmm bi, p"'iti"n, R"'lu'. und<t",,«I. 'puk, ««I dip ,nd lo.d«l., ,n ,n hloc ulti,. Th, 'g>in '0 !'m,d,n, Line"ln. lni, tim" <Uni",1 bull"" j., ..<h e""jdg< ......" .52 Ln<"ln "10k <bug, '"~ ,he ,i'n"i"n. 1k caliber.oo ..'cighcd one oulKC. One wid (;<11,,,1 Ripl<y thar. "" IlH.ruld be p<"u"i"n "'p ~,«I ,II 25 NIf<l, in, >eh«lul«l ,nd ,h" h, w<lulci i><'>em.lly ho 'oll,~.•nd ,h,« men COIlld lei",d ",v<n 1""'"' IQ wi,n<" ,I. r.,M,sh,d q"",,~~byTh F,;"d,ofM",,", ,im", minu«, ,hmby firing 175.00" 1"" Tho P,,,,idon, Artond, Cun T<"" At lIop< c<m",,~. N.... \0" 1.6l0· _11<.,... n,inut<. Th< ,ill, b",d ,,,,,mbl~ ,ould ho 1", "n M,;' 12. 1862. ,ho m.<hin< SO" 27Sl" nonpoofi, m,mll<, o'$,"i,..,"", "i>oJ 0' I""",,,d fo, di,,,n«. undo,w,n' i" r."t m;li",y by ,h, r..,"ded in 1990. B"i< ",no" m,mbt"hir i, te'" ~"'pun Q,dn,,,o: O<l"rtn1<n,. And Lin",ln ~lO, Coil (716) .61.3.9. f.. ;nlo,m"ion .. Ano,h" uO"l"e f'a1ure of,he •n .ppli<>ti.. Io'm.......,.W.<>ttflomk w" th< .bil"r ,,, ,pre.d ,ho g"n bond, in • i"d«d w., p=nt but ,pp,,<ndy h,d IQ FI)ITORIAI.STAFF w;d" OO,i<on,.1 ,,<. <o""ing mo" .,,, bvc befo" Ih, ,,,t> "~r< e"nelud,d. A R>:h,MO. R,i"m. Edi,,,, with 1",11 TI" gun w" n«kn.m,d ,h, >e,i" of t.." w,,, oond.,,,«1 f", "ng', 8...<, row, At, 1;>;1«1'" •",«< 1"',.- It ~.., p'''",ul"ly <ff«l;'" r,"ng ,.p,d"y, ""'O':Ky••nd p<",""i"n. F"nk A. Gill"ri<, l'hot"$l.pll<, ",'h,n pl>«d n,,,, bridg< 0' ",h<r "'''<g", ,nd ,h< ,,,"I,,",'''' f,,,,..hl,. An",h" ''''', R<h«c. Lo"g. Edit.,;" At,ilt.", I<><>ti<:>o wh,,< ,h,wid,h "f,h, ,,,,d '" Ihcr<Io", w" ><h«lul<d 10' M'r 2•. 1862 for IIr;l;'d;e' G,oer.I,.,. W \II1,ippl<.. bl>.k ho=,_ 'ifi, pcrf",m.d "ery well. w.. u'" f'iendly. D<f,o" Dq>.rrmeo, <omm.oder. The "'!t On M".h 7, 18(,3. ,1" 11.0<1=,,, ,nd ...", vcry ,di'bk Th, d,p.rtm,n, o,d.red fove ,ddir;on.lgon, ,f«, rho Crv;1 '''olr' W<I< i"u,d on M.y 28. 1862 'goin DOIly Union &Jtd'~'IrJf' publi,hed, C;.,jI wi,h I""ir'" ,,"oh The "',"dodi08 \XI., "'oS "',i,,,n fo' 'od ,un~ l>y M"k', ""., h>J .nd«l ""mmen" indi,>t,d ,I"r ,he 8uo ,,",old bo IIb.ek 110= 11>",,)', 00, "Cf>< d'><ribe> 0,_ Requ., who "'", «'mp' from ,I" .n •.."r '0 rho Uoi"n "my_ rheir un'qu, ""o~,h' d"fr" ,h. only child ",ingf", 'n elderly 1\11 ofrhi' pmmo"on,1 efl{"r ...>' u.,",,, .'"".,." ".J". ,.. •'jl, ,~Ih p,renr, ,,,Ii,,,d in 18M .. , m,mbo, "f'h, ~,h Regim,n, of,h, 84rh New Yo,k "k;ns;" ,,,11 fon.""i,lIy fo' Dr. R,qu., A..i ...p", ".,.••• fl'"'' of"'lh.- who h.d be,o "k,n '''''y f'om hi,den,,1 I" ,J" ,.••,.r'"4" ,I"I"'''' ~ N"i"".1 Gu"d ,nd w" ."ign,d ,,,, p""i,, for mooth,. And ,,'" .f,,, rho>< W,U" ...." ,.. !JIM. H."" /h'''', ,t." Co"f,d",,, P"wn in E1mi". New York. Wi,1, ,u.h pobl;.;,)', M,.k·, uoi, h,d ",",0 .""""f"1 m;li",y I"". rh'r<"''' no Th. S,h Reg;m.n, "w do'y for ju" 'h", purch'" oro" immin'nr. lI.«Jo••r>d no "ouhl, ,i~ni,,~ op "olun"", " 31 moo,h .nd 0,. Iteqo. n",,, eon,id,,«1 lIillinghu,,'. now shorr oHund., h.d '0 R,ynold> Mad,. Th, oo,r op<,,,ed from himself. <';vil WI' vet",n, 186~ ""Uf< '"or"I< copi,,1. Th'J' ,ppro><h«l Scp«mb<r l!l6l oo,il July ...,ing Th, R«Jo, RiA, Il",om". /1-10""'" Smilh 'nd lI",dl<)"....ho ".",,,lIy ...,n,«I du,y in NewO,lc>n', Loui'i'">: .nd., Pi«,_ Th, f,," m"hio, gon by 0,.