By Todd Young Muzzle-loading rifles were the most common rifle used by soldiers throughout the Civil War. The most common was the Springfield and the Enfield Rifle. The basic steps to load the rifle are the same. They shot a bullet, known as a minie ball and proved very effective through...
What's a Minié ball, and why was this type of bullet—which is actually conical—used extensively during the American Civil War?
Guns of the Civil War tend to fall into two categories: mass produced weapons used in huge numbers by both sides, and experimental or small-run weapons made ...
A general selection of military items from the Civil War through World War II with an emphasis on Civil War cartridges and early American military buttons.
Civil War Cannon summary:There were many types of cannons used in thethe civil war, including the 6-pounder Gun, M1857 12-pounder "Napoleon", 12-pounder Howitzer, 24-pounder Howitzer, 10-pounder Parrott rifle, 3-inch Ordnance Rifle, and the 20-pounder Parrott rifle. One of the more impo...
Civil War bullets were made of lead and the typical rifle fired a round that was .58 caliber, though in some cases it was .69 caliber. Thus, the standard bullet was more than a half-inch in diameter across the base, and lead is a relatively soft metal, so when the bullet struck ...
The rifle, once again, played the greatest role in this war. It was the most used weapon in the Civil War. Rifles of the Civil War were the first to use cartridges and were very accurate. This made a battle shorter because many accurate bullets could be fired in a short time. . The...
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“They had gone only a few hundred yards,” an anniversary number of Pravda recalled, “when bullets started peppering the back of the car.” Platten grabbed Lenin by the head and pushed him down. When the car was examined at the Smolny, it was found to have been holed in several ...
The James rifle was the largest used on any of the river warships, weighing 14,896 pounds. Lieutenant Charles “Savvy” Read, CSN Taking command of the CSS William Webb was Lieutenant Charles “Savvy” Read, one of the naval war’s most outstanding characters. Bold and fearless, Read had ...