- Joined
- Dec 3, 2011
- Location
- Laurinburg NC
"This example of a Model 1861 from the Springfield Armory National Historic Site collection is unique in that it was at one point struck by lightning. This is one of the crowd pleasers on display in the museum at Springfield Armory. Looking closely, while the rifle-musket is a U.S. Model 1861, the bayonet is believed to be of Confederate manufacture. We have a record that the man, unfortunately, carrying this survived the lightning strike, but it is unknown which side of the Civil War he fought for and where he had his accident."