leftyhunter
Brev. Brig. Gen'l
- Joined
- May 27, 2011
- Location
- los angeles ca
Between April 20 to the 23rd 1862 the superior fire power of the Colt revolving rifle enables the 146 men of the 1st Mo Cavalry USV to keep hundred of CSA irregulars at bay and capture 30 of them. The 1st Mo Cav also used artilery in a later action one of the few examples of Union forces using cannon against guerrillas. perhaps if the Union had equipped the MSM and USV cavalry with repeating rifles the Union could have quelled the insurgency in Mo faster with less loss of men,
Per page 80 and 81 "Guerrilla Warfare in Missouri 1862" by Bruce Nichols McFarland
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Per page 80 and 81 "Guerrilla Warfare in Missouri 1862" by Bruce Nichols McFarland
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