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American Civil War Rifles: Rifles in the American Civil War, Pattern 1853 Enfield, Spencer Repeating Rifle, Sharps Rifle, Henry Rifle, Whitworth

American Civil War Rifles: Rifles in the American Civil War, Pattern 1853 Enfield, Spencer Repeating Rifle, Sharps Rifle, Henry Rifle, Whitworth


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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Rifles in the American Civil War, Pattern 1853 Enfield, Spencer repeating rifle, Sharps rifle, Henry rifle, Whitworth rifle, Brunswick rifle, Harpers Ferry Model 1803, Springfield Model 1855, Colt revolving rifle, Springfield Model 1861, Joslyn rifle, Burnside carbine, Minie rifle, M1819 Hall rifle, Lorenz Rifle, M1841 Mississippi Rifle, Springfield Model 1847, Fayetteville rifle, Springfield Model 1842, Tarpley carbine, Richmond Rifle, Smith carbine, Triplett & Scott carbine, Springfield Model 1863, Starr Carbine, Springfield Model 1835, Maynard Carbine, Springfield Model 1840 Flintlock Musket, Pattern 1861 Enfield Musketoon, Merrill Carbine, Gallager carbine, Rising Breech Carbine. Excerpt: During the American Civil War, the rifle was the most common weapon found on the battlefield. Most of the rifles during that time were loaded with a small lead musket ball or with a minnie ball (or Minie ball) and black powder. Most rifles of this era were muzzle loaded rifled muskets. These rifles were used by both the United States of America ("Union") and the Confederate States of America. In the decades leading up to the Civil War, numerous advances had been made in weapons. The flintlock, which had been in use for almost two hundred years, had been replaced by the caplock in the 1840s. Rifles had been in use for many years, but prior to the civil war had been rare in military use. The black powder at the time quickly fouled the barrel, making reloading slower and more difficult. Round balls did not fit so tightly into the barrel, and therefore did not suffer from the slow loading problem common to rifles. Black powder also quickly obscured the battlefield, which led military leaders of the time to conclude that the greater range of rifles was of little value on the battlefield. Military leaders therefore preferred the...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781230530604
  • Publisher: University-Press.Org
  • Publisher Imprint: University-Press.Org
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 28
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 68 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1230530606
  • Publisher Date: 12 Sep 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Rifles in the American Civil War, Pattern 1853 Enfield, Spencer Repeating Rifle, Sharps Rifle, Henry Rifle, Whitworth
  • Width: 189 mm


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