Federal needs

[Doughboy]

Re: Federal needs

Thanks for the clarification

[CompanyWag]

Re: Federal needs

Thanks for the clarification

It certainly is a valid question. A citation direct from The Boss is the preferred one regarding arms exchanged at Vicksburg.

[Philip cav]

Re: Federal needs

I remember reading in Columbia Rifles Research Companion 2, they had some info about a Federal soldier taking a shirt from a Confederate. I can't recall the details though, if someone has the book in front of them, it is at the end of the article about shirts.

[Daniel]

Re: Federal needs

A member of the 50th Illinois wrote after the surrender at Fort Donelson, "We were especially forunate in being allowed to changed our arms for excellent guns made at Richmond, Va., after the Springfield pattern, the most of them had not been unpacked."

From "Eyewitnesses at the Battle of Fort Donelson" compiled and edited by David R. Logsdon. Page 93.

Dan Stewart

[Silas]

Re: Federal needs

Secondary sources are fine by me so long as there is a page citation. Writers like Priest leave copious footnotes which allow the reader to follow the trail to primary sources.

[CompanyWag]

Re: Federal needs

A member of the 50th Illinois wrote after the surrender at Fort Donelson, "We were especially forunate in being allowed to changed our arms for excellent guns made at Richmond, Va., after the Springfield pattern, the most of them had not been unpacked."

From "Eyewitnesses at the Battle of Fort Donelson" compiled and edited by David R. Logsdon. Page 93.

Dan Stewart

Now that would certainly be an interesting impression: Illinois troops armed with brand new Richmond rifle-muskets!

[Philip cav]

Re: Federal needs

Yeah that would be a very interesting sight. IL troops armed with Richmond rifles.