It was issued in the French Army
Into the 1900's more advanced and efficient methods
During the American Civil War from March 1862 to August 1865 the Union Army commandeered the seminary buildings and grounds for use as a military hospital
Snyder was wounded a staggering four times during the war
so originally it would probably have had an early pattern "high arch" breech block with early markings and a dated lock
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