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Gen. Ambrose Burnside's Carbine
The third most popular cavalry carbine of the war, the Burnside was made between 1857 and 1865.
U.S./Burnside 1862 Lever Action Carbine (single-shot/
breech-loading/ black powder/ cartridge ammunition)
Small breech-loading carbines such as this one did play a part at
Antietam, especially at close range. But carnage was created by the
rifle-musket at every range on this, the bloodiest day of the
war.
- Dr. William L. Roberts, THE AMERICAN LIBERTY COLLECTION; #76
Watch Burnside Carbine