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Irish in the Union researcher
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| Posted: Wed Apr 1st, 2009 05:19 pm |
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The Gael Irish in the Union researcher
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The 116th musterred in August 1862 and their history indicates that they were issued "the old pattern musket" and it was loaded with a 69 caliber ball and three buckshot. Most suppositions are that it was M1842 muskets, but some think that they also used the M186/22 muskets.
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