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There were a wide variety of weapons used during the American Civil War, especially in the early days as both the Union and Confederate armies struggled to arm their rapidly-expanding forces. Everything from antique flintlock firearms to early examples of machine guns and sniper rifles saw use to one extent or the other.
During the American Civil War, an assortment of small arms found their way onto the battlefield.Though the muzzleloader percussion cap rifled musket was the most numerous weapon, being standard issue for the Union and Confederate armies, many other firearms, ranging from the single-shot breech-loading Sharps and Burnside rifles to the Spencer and the Henry rifles - two of the world's first ...
Field artillery in the American Civil War refers to the artillery weapons, equipment, and practices used by the artillery branch to support infantry and cavalry forces in the field. It does not include siege artillery , use of artillery in fixed fortifications, coastal or naval artillery .
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. Companies appearing in this list were manufacturers of arms within the Confederate States.
M. M1860 Cutlass; Massachusetts Arms Company; Minié ball; Model 1795 Musket; Model 1816 Musket; Model 1822 Musket; Model 1832 foot artillery sword; Model 1840 army noncommissioned officers' sword
In the American Civil War, the siege train was always transported to the area of the siege by water. The siege trains of the Civil War consisted almost exclusively of guns and mortars . Guns fired projectiles on horizontal trajectory and could batter heavy construction with solid shot or shell at long or short range, destroy fort parapets , and ...
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A Strange Engine of War: The "Winans" Steam Gun and Maryland in the Civil War. Baltimore: Chesapeake Book Company. US patent 24,031, William Joslin, "Improvement in Centrifugal Guns", issued 1859-5-17 US patent 24,997, Charles S. Dickinson, "Improvement in Centrifugal Guns", issued 1859-8-9 "The Baltimore Steam Battery". Scientific American.