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This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The Civil War is the bloodiest conflict in U.S. history.

The main military infantry weapon through the time of Napoleon was the smoothbore musket, It was quick to load, not very accurate, with an effective range of about 100 yards. Hunting rifles of the ...