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The Civil War's single-shot, muzzle-loading musket revolutionized warfare - or so we've been told for years. 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.

The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat Reality and

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    Publisher: University Press of Kansas
    Publication Date: 11/07/2016
    ISBN13: 9780700623839, 978-0700623839
    ISBN10: 0700623833
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    Book Synopsis
    The Civil War's single-shot, muzzle-loading musket revolutionized warfare - or so we've been told for years. 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.

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