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[edit] Private Weapons?

For a civil war soldier, owning a Henry rifle was a point of pride. The brass framed carbines could fire at a rate of 28 rounds per minute when used correctly, so soldiers who saved their pay to buy one often believed that the rifle would help them survive.

I think that this statement is not correct. Very few Union soldiers used privately owned shoulder weapons. The cost of the weapon was prohibitive on $13 a month pay. The logistics of privately supplying the ammunition and the cost of the ammunition for a weapon that fires 28 rounds per minute would bankrupt a private soldier of the period. There were some Union regiments which were state volunteers and were supplied with various non-standard weapons by either their states or local public subscription. Some Federal organizations, Regular or U.S. Volunteers were armed with breech loading rifles or carbines, mostly Spensers.--TGC55 02:10, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Private Weapons?

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