31485 - Confederate Casualty, No.3 W. Britain - Collectors Club the Model 1842 smoothbore musket

the Model 1842 smoothbore musket – an obsolete weapon that was largely phased out by the Union Army

is I believe

in full view of the enemy to pull and carry casualties to a more protected position

There was no room inside for a parachute

Bill’s cartoons were wildly popular with the troops themselves but not so popular with some of the “top brass”

31485 - Confederate Casualty, No.3 W. Britain - Collectors Club the Model 1842 smoothbore musketConfederate Casualty, No. 3 The American Civil War remains the deadliest military conflict in U. S. history. Just how many died has is a matter of debate but the most accepted estimate was about 620,000 to 750,000 dead. Of these numbers, nearly 258,000 were killed while in service with the Confederacy. A wholly accurate count will almost certainly never be made and Southern losses were probably much higher. Those who were not killed outright on the