How did the two weapons compare in combat, especially when the weather was also very damp (22-23 February, in northern Mexico) and how might that have made a difference?

You are a member of the First Mississippi Regiment of volunteers, the so-called “Mississippi Rifles”, just returned from the war in Mexico.Your local newpaper, the Alligator Independent Advertiser, has asked…

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