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| Tango01 | 31 Oct 2020 9:27 p.m. PST |
"The Confederate Cavalry's extensive use of shotguns is frequently attributed to the Confederacy's severe shortage of firearms early in the war. However, this is not the only reason. As early as August of 1861 the shotguns long term use was foreseen; Captain of Ordnance Wm. R. Hunt wrote to the Secretary of War from Memphis, recommending that contracts be let for 10,000 sword bayonets and for double barreled shotguns. Nearly a year later Hunt wrote to Secretary of War J. P. Benjamin, "Colonel Forrest, the most efficient cavalry officer in this department, informs me that the double barrel shotgun is the best gun with which the cavalry can be armed." A more qualified endorsement of the shotguns use could not be desired; it was the most efficient short range arm used during the war. As late as July 24, 1863, South Carolina Governor Milledge Bonham opines to Confederate Secretary of War Seddon that South Carolina had turned over all of her shotguns to the Confederacy…"
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| Bill N | 02 Nov 2020 10:47 a.m. PST |
You might want to rethink the title to this thread Armand. Maybe something like "Shotgun Use by Confederate Cavalry". |
| Tango01 | 02 Nov 2020 12:26 p.m. PST |
Agree… but you know… I ought to copy the original one… (smile)
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adds artillery to his soft-plastic Union forces.
