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Detail of a Bridesburg muzzle loader, 1862. Bridesburg muzzle loaders were standard issue rifles during the American Civil War and were used by the Fenians in their raid of 1866. (Missisquoi Historical Society Collections)
Detail of a Bridesburg muzzle loader, 1862. Bridesburg muzzle loaders were standard issue rifles during the American Civil War and were used by the Fenians in their raid of 1866. (Missisquoi Historical Society Collections)