The Ellsworth / Hardee / Kentucky Swing

[Silas]

An interesting discussion about the swing method of stacking arms is happening on the a/c fb page : https://www.facebook.com/groups/Auth...5982560589345/

Because it's easier to follow discussion in the forum format rather than the fb format, pleas consider posting further discussion about the topic HERE rather than fb.

[Pvt Schnapps]

Re: The Ellsworth / Hardee / Kentucky Swing

The USCT manual of Infantry Tactics, published in 1863, describes both the ramrod stack for rifles and "the swing" for rifle muskets. See pp. 86-87: https://books.google.com/books?id=C2...=stack&f=false