The rifle’s muzzle velocity was roughly 1,000 feet per second, which gave it lethal power at range as well. The Civil War was the last war in which the Springfield Model 1861 saw significant ...

Part 37 -- Civil War of April 1864 saw atrocities and setbacks ... the regiment “witnessed an important change in its equipment. The Springfield rifle muskets with which the men had been armed ...

The rifle’s muzzle velocity was roughly 1,000 feet per second, which gave it lethal power at range as well. The Civil War was the last war in which the Springfield Model 1861 saw significant ...

The Civil War was by far the most deadly war ... arming the foot soldiers of both sides. The Springfield was a .58 caliber rifle with a forty-inch barrel. It was loaded through the muzzle and ...