Tools of War
Civil War soldiers and officers used many different types of firearms. Advancements in rifling, applying grooves along the interior barrel of a firearm to cause a projectile to spin, allowed soldiers to fire their weapons farther and more accurately. Battlefields were the most common scenes of combat, yet brutal guerilla warfare frequently occurred in the Eastern and Western Theater. Along the Eastern Theater, raiding was synonymous with “The Gray Ghost,” Colonel John Singleton Mosby, and his rangers. This section displays objects used as weapons by both Confederate and Union armies.
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Model 1855 U.S. Percussion Rifle used by Frank E. Brownell
- date made
- 1860
- associated date
- 1860
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Saber Bayonet for Model 1855 Rifle used by Frank E. Brownell
- date made
- ca 1855
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Invention for Improvement in the Construction of Ordnance
- date made
- 1864
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40-pound Ball Shot
- date made
- ca 1860
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Tarpley Carbine
- date made
- 1863
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Palmetto Musket
- date made
- ca 1852
- associated date
- 1852
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LeMat Revolver
- date made
- 1856 - 1865
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Griswold & Gunnison Revolver
- date made
- ca 1862
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British Pattern 1853 Rifle
- date made
- 1862
- associated date
- 1862