Gun #3 of the USS Ward ... James Harmon Ward, the first Navy officer killed in the U.S. Civil War. After her service against German U-boat forces in the Atlantic, she was used to support the ...

The last war to use only muzzle-loaded guns. 1859 - The first full rim-fire cartridge. 1860 - Spencer repeating carbine patented. Introduced at the start of the Civil War, Spencer repeating guns ...

36 caliber 1851 Navy Colt revolver. This gun was named for its inventor ... Samuel Colt died only a year into the Civil War, but his company continued to produce new, deadlier models.

Gun #3 of the USS Ward, which fired a round at a Japanese ... James Harmon Ward, the first Navy officer killed in the U.S. Civil War.