Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat Reality and Myth

Name: Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat Reality and Myth
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ISBN: 9780700616077

ISBN-10: 0700616071

ISBN-13: 9780700616077

Edition: 2008

Authors: Earl J. Hess

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"The Civil War's single-shot, muzzle-loading musket revolutionized warfare - or so we've been told for years. Noted historian Earl J. Hess forcefully challenges that claim, offering a new, clear-eyed, and convincing assessment of the rifle musket's actual performance on the battlefield and its impact on the course of the Civil War." "Hess contends that its impact was much more limited than previously supposed and was confined primarily to marginal operations such as skirmishing and sniping. He argues further that its potential to alter battle line operations was virtually nullified by inadequate training, soldiers' preference for shortrange firing, and the difficulty of seeing the enemy at…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Publication date: 9/9/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 296
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Earl J. Hess is an associate professor of history at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee. He is the author ofThe Union Soldier in Battle: Enduring the Ordeal of Combatand other works.



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Smoothbore and Rifle Heritage



The First Rifle War



The Gun Culture of Civil War Soldiers



The Rifle Musket in Battle



The Art of Skirmishing



Skirmishing in Battle



Sniping



The Rifle's Impact on Civil War Combat



After the Rifle Musket


Notes


Bibliography


Index