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a type of long gun that was used by soldiers before the invention of the rifle
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But by the Civil War, muskets had been replaced by rifled barrels, which took much less time to reload and were more accurate.
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Mark A. Milley, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2024
These kinds of indentations are formed when a shot is fired from a smooth-bore musket, per the statement.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
Through scientific analysis, the Park Service determined the balls were fired from muskets by colonial militiamen.
—Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Finally, experts determined that the musket balls—which were discovered intact—had missed their marks.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
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Mark A. Milley, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2024
These kinds of indentations are formed when a shot is fired from a smooth-bore musket, per the statement.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
Through scientific analysis, the Park Service determined the balls were fired from muskets by colonial militiamen.
—Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Finally, experts determined that the musket balls—which were discovered intact—had missed their marks.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
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“Musket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musket. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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