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.

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 ...

56), having a rifle capable of accurate shooting in excess of 500 yds. was of little use if the men using them had not been properly trained, and the tactics on the Civil War battlefields remained ...

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 ...