American Civil war Weapons

Muzzle

• Average infantryman carried a muzzle
• Purchased from foreign countries 

Bayonets

• When not used in war they where good candle holders
• They were also good at grinding coffee beans 
• They were put at the end of a muzzle or musket
• Used as ancillary weapons for hand to hand combat 

Muskets

• Typical weight of a musket was 8 and 1 half pounds
• The musket fired a bullet called a minie ball
• The bullets where made out of very soft lead 

Cannons

•  Were used in any other time in military history
• Used during the Civil War varied greatly in size 
• Most popular was the Cannon and the howitzer 

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