The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat: Reality and Myth

by Earl J. Hess

Book Overview

The Civil War's single-shot, muzzle-loading musket revolutionized warfare-or so we've been told for years. Noted historian Earl J. Hess forcefully challenges that claim, offering a new, clear-eyed, and convincing assessment of the rifle musket's actual performance on the battlefield and its impact on the course of the Civil War. Many contemporaries were impressed with the new weapon's increased range of 500 yards, compared to the smoothbore musket's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700623833
• ISBN13: 9780700623839
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"