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Question
An inventive man I was, and in some cases ahead of my time,
as I rode about Connecticut with my “steam car” I designed.
But it proved to be too noisy, and the locals said it’s done,
so as the war began, I would promote and build my gun.
My gun was rather expensive, and to sell it was quite hard,
until I demonstrated my rifle at the Washington Navy Yard.
I soon produced a thousand and word started getting around,
about my gun that in 1 minute fired 14 to 20 rounds.
With my trade perfected in Hartford, opportunity came one day,
in ’63 I walked up to Lincoln and there on his desk it was laid.
He asked me to return the next day, to fire and give it a test,
so there close to the White House, a “shoot out” left Lincoln impressed.
It took time to reach the field, but soon my fame would grow,
the cavalry just loved them, as we always put on a show.
A favorite of Colonel Wilder and his Lightning Brigade,
from Custer on to Wilson, they were the greatest ever made.
"The best breech-loading arms available” General Grant stated,
but after the war was over, the market for my rifle deflated.
I was quite an inventor, my grandfather always believed I’d go far,
my rifle company went bankrupt, so it was back to my “steam car”.
Questions
1. Who Am I?
2. What was the nickname the Confederate Soldiers gave this rifle?
credit: @DBF
An inventive man I was, and in some cases ahead of my time,
as I rode about Connecticut with my “steam car” I designed.
But it proved to be too noisy, and the locals said it’s done,
so as the war began, I would promote and build my gun.
My gun was rather expensive, and to sell it was quite hard,
until I demonstrated my rifle at the Washington Navy Yard.
I soon produced a thousand and word started getting around,
about my gun that in 1 minute fired 14 to 20 rounds.
With my trade perfected in Hartford, opportunity came one day,
in ’63 I walked up to Lincoln and there on his desk it was laid.
He asked me to return the next day, to fire and give it a test,
so there close to the White House, a “shoot out” left Lincoln impressed.
It took time to reach the field, but soon my fame would grow,
the cavalry just loved them, as we always put on a show.
A favorite of Colonel Wilder and his Lightning Brigade,
from Custer on to Wilson, they were the greatest ever made.
"The best breech-loading arms available” General Grant stated,
but after the war was over, the market for my rifle deflated.
I was quite an inventor, my grandfather always believed I’d go far,
my rifle company went bankrupt, so it was back to my “steam car”.
Questions
1. Who Am I?
2. What was the nickname the Confederate Soldiers gave this rifle?
credit: @DBF