But from 1861 to 1918—from the Civil War to World War I—we were a lever-gun nation. Lever-action rifles took us from the era of the muzzleloader to the modern bolt-gun. Nor have we forgotten that.
This design represented a huge advancement over the muzzle-loading rifles that were used during the Civil War. However ... be ...
P-J photo by Christopher Blakeslee Spectators were able to handle original Civil War Era muskets, bayonets, and some reproduced replica weapons and equipment during the event. Artwork and historic ...
General John Wilder’s personal Army Model Spencer Repeating Rifle is displayed at the Chickamauga Battlefield National ...
UNLIKE IN A MUSEUM, YOU CAN HANDLE HISTORIC ITEMS WITH CARE LIKE THIS. CIVIL WAR ERA MUSKET. SO I’LL LET YOU GRAB ON TO IT. IT’S INCREDIBLY HEAVY. AVAILABLE FOR SPECIAL STAYS, EVENTS AND ...
The plaque’s text, in English and Spanish, commemorated the New Mexico volunteers who fought here in the Battle of Glorieta Pass during the Civil War. Although some historians ... Romero said the ...
Civil War era muskets and rifles and stone artifacts. Courtney said many items were passed down to him from family members, and others have been donated to his collection from other enthusiasts.
The Dingmans Ferry Historical Society Museum at Akenac Park was turned into a Civil War encampment on October 12-13.
Events include a Virginia High School Rodeo, truck and tractor pulls, Woody's woodcarving and auction, Civil War Musket Demo ...
This media landscape helped bring the Civil War ... And at this era’s center, in the campaign that actually led to the war, was a huge, strange, forgotten movement – the Wide Awakes ...
Amid a look reminiscent of the era, Texas Southmost College on Thursday dedicated a plaque honoring African American U.S. Army troops who served at Fort Brown during the Civil War and early 1900s. The ...
This media landscape helped bring about the Civil ... War. The point is not that 21st century media is like the 19th ...