rpshooters couldn't hit and elephant" (Sumrall 1). At this point it seemed that the Union and the Confederacy where evenly matched in firepower regarding weapons but in fact there was one gun that made one of the most major advantages the North would ever get. The Spencer rifles were accurate and primer loaded meaning all the Union soldiers had to do was pull back a level and fire (Sumrall 1). This gave the Union a fire ratio to the Confederates of about 14 to 3 (Sumrall 1). Another great advantage of this rifle is that if was captured it couldn't be used because of the lack of bullets for it (Sumrall 1). The Spencer rifle became most effective when used in the
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