Good morning everyone, I was looking through some of the older threads and didn't see answers to some questions I had, and am hoping y'all can give me some good information. I have an 1864 Springfield and it has 1864 stamped on it and what looks like the appropriate markings, but it has a three leaf sight, which as far as I could find, those ended with the 1863 and didn't continue with the 1864 variant. Also I saw ramrods with an eagle on the end, but the ramrod this rifle came with has an opening. I will try to get some pictures and post them.
Another item of interest, this rifle comes from the Western NY area and was a hand me down through the generations. Unfortunately I do not have any further information except there are initials carved into the rifle: T. M. B. I was going through the NPS website, the New York list of regimental rosters and the National Archives hoping to find soldiers from NY with those initials. And of course it is a huge pain in the A$*. Can anyone recommend an easier way to research where you can search without having to scroll through rosters for hours?
Thank you in advance for any information and I will try to get some pictures posted!
Regards,
Mike
Another item of interest, this rifle comes from the Western NY area and was a hand me down through the generations. Unfortunately I do not have any further information except there are initials carved into the rifle: T. M. B. I was going through the NPS website, the New York list of regimental rosters and the National Archives hoping to find soldiers from NY with those initials. And of course it is a huge pain in the A$*. Can anyone recommend an easier way to research where you can search without having to scroll through rosters for hours?
Thank you in advance for any information and I will try to get some pictures posted!
Regards,
Mike
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