Any information on how the Marine battalion was armed? Presume Wells might have secured the latest Springfield rifle muskets for the new batch of recruits, but then Navy penny-pinching might have supplied something less current. Historically the Marine Corps has always prided itself in making the best possible use of older generation arms and equipment.
“I am sending you these little incidents as I hear them well authenticated. They form, to the friends of the parties, part of the history of the glorious 21st. More anon.”
About
Hello! I’m Harry Smeltzer and welcome to Bull Runnings, where you'll find my digital history project on the First Battle of Bull Run which is organized under the Bull Run Resources section. I'll also post my thoughts on the processes behind the project and commentary on the campaign, but pretty much all things Civil War are fair game. You'll only find musings on my “real job” or my personal life when they relate to this project. My mother always told me "never discuss politics or religion in mixed company”, and that's sound advice where current events are concerned.
The Project
This site is more than a blog. Bull Runnings also hosts digitized material pertaining to First Bull Run. In the Bull Run Resources link in the masthead and also listed below are links to Orders of Battle, After Action Reports, Official Correspondence, Biographical Sketches, Diaries, Letters, Memoirs, Newspaper Accounts and much, much more. Take some time to surf through the material. This is a work in process with no end in sight, so check back often!
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Any information on how the Marine battalion was armed? Presume Wells might have secured the latest Springfield rifle muskets for the new batch of recruits, but then Navy penny-pinching might have supplied something less current. Historically the Marine Corps has always prided itself in making the best possible use of older generation arms and equipment.
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I don’t know, Jens. I’ll check what I have here.
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