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Did Civ War for almost 20 years, started out "cornfed" and ended up "wellfed"....... Last CS Unit was the 27th VA, Stonewall Brigade, the last US unit was the 4th US Regulars. As a cornfed (Before I joined the Stonewall Brigade) I commanded a regiment, as a wellfed I was the Quartermaster Sergent, got tired of standing in ranks.......Nice guns, very nice. I was really into black powder shooting back in the 90's. Up north of Crescent City, California, near the Oregon state line, is a really nice shooting range where they hold a rendesvous twice a year. Everybody shows up in clothing from the 1800's and they sleep in period tents, and they shoot and party for three days. The coolest thing I ever saw there was an original (not a replica) Whitworth Confederate sniper rifle with 4x scope. Here's a link that explains the innovative design of the Whitworth. Whitworth Rifle
It was deadly in the hands of Civil War snipers. There are many stories in Confederate Veteran of kills at a mile or more. Exaggerated maybe, but the fact that it was deadly at long range is no fable.
From there I was talked into doing the dark side and started doing WWII, 2nd Gebirgsjager (Wehrmacht), No more standing in battle lines blazing away at one another.