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The Enfield rifle was used by both the North and the South in the American Civil War and was the second most widely used infantry weapon in the war. Fayetteville rifle: Hall rifle: A single-shot breech-loader invented in 1811. A few were used by the Confederacy. Harper Ferry M1803 rifle: Hawken rifle: A frontier rifle used by Confederate ...
Civil War military equipment of the United States includes all military equipment designed, built, or operated by the United States during the American Civil War period (approximately 1860 to 1865). Subcategories
A plate showing the uniform of a U.S. Army first sergeant, circa 1858, influenced by the French army. The military uniforms of the Union Army in the American Civil War were widely varied and, due to limitations on supply of wool and other materials, based on availability and cost of materials. [1]
American Civil War weapons (3 C, 72 P) Pages in category "Military equipment of the American Civil War" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
This is a list of all military equipment ever used by the United States. This list will deal with all the equipment ever used by all branches of the United States Armed Forces.
The American Civil War was the first 'railroad war' in history, due in no small part to the fact that in 1860 the United States had over 30,000 miles of tracks, more than any other country. The typical American freight train was composed of a 4-4-0 steam locomotive pulling 17 boxcars , each capable of carrying 5 to 10 tons of freight.
The weapons, known as "Hall's Carbines", were purchased by arms dealer Arthur M. Eastman in a deal negotiated with James Wolfe Ripley, Brigadier General and head of the US Ordinance Bureau, in June 1861. Subsequently, Eastman agreed to sell the weapons to Simon Stevens for $12.50 each, if Stevens would provide financing in the amount of $20,000 ...
For a Civil War soldier, owning a revolver as a backup gun was important, so Smith & Wesson's cartridge revolvers, the Army Model 2 and the Smith & Wesson Model 1 in caliber .22 rimfire came into popular demand with the outbreak of the American Civil War. Soldiers and officers on both sides of the conflict made private purchases of the ...