Civil War Weapons: An Illustrated Guide to the Wide Range of Weaponry Used on the Battlefield
Civil War Weapons: An Illustrated Guide to the Wide Range of Weaponry Used on the Battlefield Learn about the evolution of weapons by studying the design of the Civil War weapons cataloged in this…
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Civil War Weapons: An Illustrated Guide to the Wide Range of Weaponry Used on the Battlefield
Learn about the evolution of weapons by studying the design of the Civil War weapons cataloged in this attractive full-color reference book.More than three million Americans fought in the Civil War and over six hundred thousand men, or two percent of the population, died in this dreadful conflict. Studying the weapons used by both the Union army and Confederate forces tells an intriguing story of its own.The well-equipped Union army had access to the best of the industrial North's manufacturing output. Its impact is still felt today, for the war shaped our nation, and our national character.
But the pressure of war quickly led to improvements in both sides' firearms. By contrast, the South had to get by with imported arms and locally made copies of patented weapons. A War that began with single-shot horse pistols ended with multi-shot revolvers.Poignant archive
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