Francis Marion Agee, 22nd Tenessee Infantry

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Brev. Brig. Gen'l
Honored Fallen Comrade
Joined
Dec 3, 2011
Location
Laurinburg NC
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From Gibson County, TN. holds a Colt Revolving Rifle, Agee was killed on April 6, 1862 at Shiloh
 
Looks like a 1855 Sidehammer or "Root" revolving rifle. He may have been killed by his own weapon. Those things scare the dickens out of me due to chamber firing. Great way to lose a hand and bleed out of the field. If you've ever experienced a chamber fire you will not want to do it again. Been there and done that! Thank goodness it was only blank charges and powder burns to my elbow instead of the loss of a hand..
 
Looks like a 1855 Sidehammer or "Root" revolving rifle. He may have been killed by his own weapon. Those things scare the dickens out of me due to chamber firing. Great way to lose a hand and bleed out of the field. If you've ever experienced a chamber fire you will not want to do it again. Been there and done that! Thank goodness it was only blank charges and powder burns to my elbow instead of the loss of a hand..


My guess is that the piece is a prop, you often see a wide of array weaponry in the photographer’s studio.
 
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