Before the start of the American Civil War in 1861 ... The 21st’s rifles had been previously issued to Berdan’s Sharpshooters and were equipped with 37 1⁄2” barrels.

Alpheus Starkey Williams was a lawyer, judge, and journalist who served as a Union general in the American Civil War ... Hiram Berdan was the inventor of the Berdan rifle, as well as numerous ...

Weapon #56, written by Martin Pegler, covers Sharpshooting Rifles of the Civil War: Colt, Spencer ... softbound book sells for about $20 US on line and from Osprey. ISBN 978-1-4728-1591-0.

Alpheus Starkey Williams was a lawyer, judge, and journalist who served as a Union general in the American Civil War ... Hiram Berdan was the inventor of the Berdan rifle, as well as numerous ...