Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, a volume of original, historic and descriptive writings showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress (1901)
Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910 · Philadelphia, A. J. Holman & co · leaf 317
wooden navies. As with war vessels, so with firearms. New conditions were met with in-ventive genius and mechanical skill. Though the great mass of our troopscontinued throughout the conflict to use the muzzle-loading rifle, breech-loaders were in the hands of many thousands of our soldiers before… … .i-J.- >^& them a great advantage over their opponents. The effect of the breech-loadersupon the Confederates was unpleasantly surprising to them, and the Southernsoldiers are said to have remarked with dismal humor that the Yankeesloaded all night and fired all day. The principal…
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