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Photographer: Library of Congress
Caption: Soldiers with the Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket
Additional Description: The deadliest weapon on Civil War battlefields, including Franklin, was the rifled musket. The most common were the English-made Enfield rifle and the Springfield Model 1861 shown here, which was effective up to 400 yards (366 m) and had a range 1,000 yards (914 m). Among other shoulder arms, Union troops at Franklin also had repeating Henry and Spencer rifles, which proved decisive against the Confederate charge.
Submitted: May 31, 2017, by Brandon Stahl of Fairfax, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p384247
File Size: 0.024 Megabytes

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