Anderson recognized the bayonet as one that could have been used in the Civil War, and also found several badly-deteriorated and unfired lead musket balls nearby. The bayonet, which was rusted but ...

Civil War rifles were accurate for hundreds of yards, with some being deadly at up to 1,000 yards. (These are the 14 guns that helped fight the Revolutionary War.) ...

An Illinois man discovered what is believed to be a bayonet from the American Civil War while tilling his garden.

A recently unearthed bayonet could have belonged to a member of the 21st Illinois regiment, commanded by then-Col. Ulysses S. Grant, official says.

During the Civil War, soldiers didn't have the same kind of access to quality rations that troops do today. Back then, they ...

During World War I American “Doughboys” went “over the top” with a fearsome, distinctly American arm—the trench shotgun.

American socket bayonets and scabbards : a comprehensive illustrated history of socket bayonets, scabbards, and frogs in America, from the colonial through to the post-Civil War period / by Robert M.

Dana Shoaf talked about the history of the bayonet as a weapon and how changes in gun technology affected its use and practicality during the U.S. Civil War. He also described the difference in ...

Uebersetzig's Civil War rifle and bayonet are on display at the Clay County Museum. Clay County historians love one nugget of serendipity: Uebersetzig's best friend during the war was childhood ...

A lever-action repeating rifle, the Henry utilized a 15-round magazine containing self-contained metallic cartridges, allowing a soldier to fire anywhere from 15-30 shots per minute .