Original U.S. Civil War Soldier Identified Springfield M1863 Type II Percussion Rifled Musket Dated 1864 - 14th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry colts During World War I he

During World War I he was a liaison officer in the American Expeditionary Force

though it was refinished at some point with what looks to be phosphate

What happened next was really surprising

In the early 1900s

During this period Galland served as an instructor for ground-attack units

Original U.S. Civil War Soldier Identified Springfield M1863 Type II Percussion Rifled Musket Dated 1864 - 14th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry colts During World War I heOriginal Item. One of a Kind. The Springfield Model 1863 rifled musket is a . 58 caliber rifled musket produced by the Springfield Armory between 1863 and 1865. The Model 1863 was a minor improvement over the Springfield Model 1861. As such, it is sometimes classified as just a variant of the Model 1861. The Model 1861, with all of its variants, was the most commonly used longarm in the American Civil War, with over 700,000 manufactured. The Model