print email comment close The Civil War Soldier: Civil War Small Arms URL: http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/soldierlife/webguns.htm Description: Concise introduction to the firearms used in the Civil War, including technical specifications, soldier's opinions of the weapons, the impact of weapon shortages, key foreign and domestic manufacturers, and status of production by the war's end. Includes a bibliography. From the Gettysburg National Military Park of the U.S. National Park Service. Author: Barnett, Bertram Publisher: Gettysburg National Military Park, U.S. National Park Service Extra Keywords gun musket carbines rifle smoothbore confederate union revolver Colt Remington Library of Congress Subject Headings: Firearms United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 LII Database Information: Record 7696 created by Karen Schneider on 06/07/2005 Last modification on 11/10/2006 Published: 06/07/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/7696