Obviously, Gallager kind of recognized this, because towards the end of the Civil War, he modified his gun to take the .56-52 Spencer metallic cartridge and fitted the gun with an extractor.

The Sigal Museum has an 1862 Springfield rifle on display in its Civil War gallery. ... Though first used in 1851, this weapon was popular with the cavalry throughout the Civil War.

Cavalry, Infantry and Guns, Our. ... This war has demonstrated that with modern arms, no first-class earthworks can be carried by storm by any troops, unless the defenders are demoralized.

The Third Arkansas Cavalry was organized in October 1863 at Little Rock, becoming one of four Union cavalry regiments raised in Arkansas during the Civil War. Led by Col. Abraham Ryan, the Third ...

APPRAISER: So you brought us a Civil War presentation cavalry officer saber. And it's a presentation to him by the, the men of Company F, 2nd Maine Cavalry. GUEST: Yeah.