Grade Range: 5-12Resource Type(s): Primary Source, ArtifactsDate Posted: 12/22/2010
The Colt Model 1860 army revolver was manufactured from 1860 through 1873. The total production consisted of more than 200,000. The six-shot, .44-caliber revolver was the primary handgun used by Union troops during the Civil War because of its reliability.
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During the Civil War, the Bowie knife was popular with Confederate soldiers, whose arms...
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Fleishman's depiction of the first Civil War battle relies on individual voices to give a human f...
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