/Facepalm
Muskets weren't used in the Civil War.
Rifles were, as an introduction of Mass Production.
NO, RIFLES
AND MUSKETS WERE USED.
Muskets were used by a peice of cloth with gunpowder and an iron ball inside. they had effective ranges of about 100 feet. Muskets can fire 4 shots per minute. Calvalrymen used pistols. These were much smaller and lighter versions of the musket, but they were not as accurate and had less power. Most combat technuiqes called laying the feild with as much fire a possible. Now, Rifles, were loose gunpowder and a loose iron ball. they took much longer to fire, but they were also more accurate and more powerful. They were commonly used for sniping.
Still, most combat was still decided by hand to hand combat with bayonet or spear. ):
Washington perferred the musket for most of his troops, and he told officers to use only a sword. He was afraid that a firearm would take away too much attention from his troops.
