He is now an avid collector and local Civil War historian, in addition to being ... There are several musket rifles that he found in creeks that are still intact surprisingly, and a bugle from ...

The Ozark Mountain Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution hosted a ceremony at the Springfield National Cemetery on ...

Whether you're honoring service members or looking for local fun, Memorial Day weekend in Eugene offers events for everyone.

Throughout 2025, the Herald-Leader will showcase Lexington’s 250-year history, such as the Lexington Rifles, a Civil War militia that was formed in 1857.

SPRINGFIELD — A rare antique rifle, one of only four of its kind ... gun for the U.S. Calvary in the years following the Civil War went missing from the armory’s collection in Springfield ...

The United States Attorney’s Office has filed a civil forfeiture action concerning ... The Model 1868 carbine, a variation of Springfield’s Model 1868 rifle, was designed at the request ...

Had the law made civil war unavoidable ... and carried him around the Springfield markethouse. Douglas, in return, gave Stuart’s thumb such a bite that Stuart carried the scar for many ...

Deep inside Smallin Civil War Cave, Rick Mansfield stood next ... south of modern-day Springfield. There, a pioneer family agreed to guide him north toward the James River and Pearson Creek ...

In the years leading up to the Civil War Meigs also supervised ... or purchase of the standardized 1861 Springfield in .58 caliber or the 1858 Enfield rifle in .577 caliber were adopted.

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 ...

During the Civil ... and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket, there is no power on earth that can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship.” By the end of war, roughly ...

The Model 1842 musket was widely used in the Mexican-American War and by both Union and Confederate forces in the Civil War. The Model 1855 Springfield musket was the first U.S. regulation firearm ...