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The American Civil War was predominantly an infantryman's war. Artillery had improved substantially since 1815 and guns could inflict murderous losses if they had a clear field of fire. But most Civil War battlefields were characterised by sprawling forests and broken ground. Cavalry were important for reconnaissance, raiding and rearguard actions but there was little scope for sabre charges in the grand old manner when infantrymen armed with muzzle-loading rifles c... >Voir plus
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Some features of the British firearms were not universally popular: an Englishman serving in a Confederate regiment was astonished to see his comrades removing the elevating rear sights of their new Enfield rifles. They said they were accustomed to judging their aim “by eye”!
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