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This is from my "Michigan" data base. Soon after arriving at Harrisburg the 4th Michigan Infantry Regiment were issued ‘miserable old rusty’ altered smooth-bore, bell barreled muskets.https://civilwartalk.com/#_edn1 U.S. Model 1830 flintlock muskets altered to percussion locks, these were originally intended for the Pennsylvania militia.
This information came from several sources but something seems wrong here. Could "miserable old rusty" altered smooth-bore, bell barreled muskets be U.S. Model 1830 flint lock muskets?
This information came from several sources but something seems wrong here. Could "miserable old rusty" altered smooth-bore, bell barreled muskets be U.S. Model 1830 flint lock muskets?
https://civilwartalk.com/#_ednref1 “ Letter form Camp Wilcox Alexandria Jun 23 signed by Brent Kennedy”, Jonesville Weekly Independent, July 11 1861, p., 2. col. 3. THIS DOES NOT MATCH THE PARA