Comments on: Review: The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat: Reality and Myth http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/2009/08/31/review-the-rifle-musket-in-civil-war-combat-reality-and-myth/ Informed Amateurs Blog the American Civil War Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:41:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Captainrlm (Richard) http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/2009/08/31/review-the-rifle-musket-in-civil-war-combat-reality-and-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-5621 Captainrlm (Richard) Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:03:28 +0000 http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/?p=7200#comment-5621 I read this book a few months ago and agree that it was a real eye-opener and a very worthwhile book. One point it mentioned (and maybe carried over from Griffith's book) was the lack of target practice, which limited soldier's ability to use the rifle musket as efffectively as possible. It's amazing that the military could give out this new weapon but not provide enough training on it, but that's apparently what happened. I agree that this book is a must for Civil War students even those like myself who do not has as much knowledge on the tactical/battlefield side of the war as on other issues (or maybe ESPECIALLY valuable for those like us). It is one of the most informative books I have read recently and is a book I am very glad to have acquired and read. (And it did lead me to discover Griffith's book, which I read shortly thereafter.) I read this book a few months ago and agree that it was a real eye-opener and a very worthwhile book.

One point it mentioned (and maybe carried over from Griffith’s book) was the lack of target practice, which limited soldier’s ability to use the rifle musket as efffectively as possible. It’s amazing that the military could give out this new weapon but not provide enough training on it, but that’s apparently what happened.

I agree that this book is a must for Civil War students even those like myself who do not has as much knowledge on the tactical/battlefield side of the war as on other issues (or maybe ESPECIALLY valuable for those like us).

It is one of the most informative books I have read recently and is a book I am very glad to have acquired and read. (And it did lead me to discover Griffith’s book, which I read shortly thereafter.)

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