Historic Replicas

A break from the slavery theme….

 The weapon of choice for Civil War frontlines? The smoothbore musket, a gun that was its most effective from a hundred yards or less. The popular image that comes to one’s mind when they think about Civil War frontlines is one where soldiers line up, far away from the opponent side, and then rush each other, entangling themselves with guns, legs, bayonets and pocketknives. However this is untrue, as the musket soldiers relied on, the newest Civil War gun of the time was only super effective close range, which means Civil War soldiers had to rely on stealth and guerilla warfare to damage the other side.
 When soldiers did have to rush, they ran elbow to elbow, as fast as they could, in an attempt to reach the other side before they shot off their one-round muskets, hoping for only a few deaths of their brigade in the process. Soldiers would keep their head down, hopefully deflecting as many bullets and weapons as possible using their Civil War helmets as shields.
 Soldiers today could learn a lot from Civil War soldiers. Though today’s M-16 machine gun is a powerful weapon, it is a good lesson to learn that stealth tactics and helmets are a good idea for avoiding an untimely demise.