Richard Jordan Gatling

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1862

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Richard Jordan Gatling, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Event of 1862: Richard Jordan Gatling patents the Gatling gun in the United States.

   1862

   Role: Inventor and Patent Holder

   1. 11862 · Indianapolis, IndianaCompany Founding

      Gatling founded the Gatling Gun Company in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1862 to market the patented gun.

   2. 2November 4, 1862 · United StatesPatent Grant

      Richard Jordan Gatling received a patent for the Gatling gun in the United States on November 4, 1862.

   3. 3December 1862 · Indianapolis, IndianaFactory Fire

      The first six production guns were destroyed in a factory fire in December 1862.

Sources

1. Richard Jordan Gatling Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29
2. Gatling gun Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27