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Facts about Civil War
Bayonets
• Bayonets
are classified as "edged
weapons".
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Statistics show that Civil War bayonets were rarely used to injure
or kill on the battlefield.
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The average Civil War bayonet was 18 inches
long.
• Used as a weapon in close
combat.
• More often than not, the
Civil war bayonet was used as a psychological weapon. The
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Typical Civil War Bayonet.
Typically, Civil War Bayonets were used
on most infantry rifles from both armies. The bayonet would attach to the
muzzle end of a rifle or musket. During the Civil War, hospitals were full
of wounded soldiers but records show that very few men were treated from
wounds they received from the Civil War bayonet. The conclusion was that
Civil War bayonets were not considered a lethal weapon. The explanation
probably lay in the fact that opposing soldiers did not often actually
come to grips and, when they did, were more likely to use their rifles as
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