Springfield Armory
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The Springfield Armory, more formally known as the United States Armory and Arsenal at Springfield located in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, was the primary center for the manufacture of Unit
The clocktower of the Main Arsenal building, built in 1847
Shays' rebel forces, attempting to overtake the armory, flee from the state militia as grapeshot is fired from artillery
Conflagration of Part of the US Armory, Springfield, Mass. March 2nd, 1824
An "Organ of Muskets", in total the racks in the arsenal contain 647 Model 1861 rifles, with capacity to hold 1,100 when fully stocked; these racks are so-called "organs" as they were described as such in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's lamentations against the wastes of war in his poem "The Arsenal at Springfield"
Springfield Model 1861
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The Springfield Model 1861 was a Minié-type rifled musket used by the United States Army during the American Civil War. Commonly referred to as the "Springfield", it was the most widely used Union Arm
Colt Model 1861 Special Musket
Lamson, Goodnow & Yale (L.G & Y.), Springfield Model 1861, built 1864