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Civil War Links ... Photo Gallery: Union Generals Photo Gallery: Confederate Generals Photo Gallery: Civil War Warships ... Arms & Equipment...
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Civil War Links ... Photo Gallery: Union Generals Photo Gallery: Confederate Generals Photo Gallery: Civil War Warships ... Sharps Rifle - Weapons of the American Civil War - Civil War Small Arms Sha...
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Smallarms of the American Civil War; ; The Civil War was a period in history that coincided with great changes in small arms technology. It is a well known fact that the tactics of the day did not keep up to pace with those changes, this trend continues through modern history.
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Amazon.com: An Introduction to Civil War Small Arms (9780939631254): Earl J. Coates, Dean S. Thomas: Books.
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At present, "Round Ball to Rimfire" exists in three massive, heavily illustrated volumes covering Union small arms ammunition (at least one future volume about Confederate ammunition is planned). ... Round Ball to Rimfire: A History of Civil War Small Arms Ammunition by Dean S. Thomas (Hardcover - Oct 1997)
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Civil War History Page with Biographies, Primary Documents, and History Articles ... The American Civil War is a key moment in our Nation's history. Expand your knowledge of the era with our rich collection of articles and other resources...
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Civil War Small Arms Rifle Musket ; www.civilwarguns.com ; What Is A Revolver? ; Spiller & Burr Home Page: Confederate revolvers ; Historical Perspective on 19th Long Range Shooting ; Long Shots & Straight Shots - Breech-Loaders In The United States - Trial Of Breech-Loading Revolvers ;
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Any weapon smaller than a cannon and carried by a soldier was known as a small arm. During the Civil War, small arms included muskets, which were smoothbore, long-barrelled shoulder arms; rifles, shoulder guns with spiral grooves cut into the inner surface of the barrel;
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www.civilwarhome.com/weapons.htm
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But the Civil War musket was rifled, which made an enormous difference. It was still a muzzle-loader, but it had much more accuracy and a far longer range than the old smoothbore, and it completely changed the ... Weapons of the Civil War Provides an overview of Civil War artillery, small arms, edged weapons, etc.
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