 ... provide himself with a good musket i»io or firelock, a sufficient bayonet and belt, two spare flints? and a knapsack, a pouch with a box therein, to contain not less than twenty-four cartridges, suited to the bore of his musket or firelock, each...  The Making of America - Page 130by Robert Marion La Follette - 1904Full view - About this book
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...cartridges, each cartridge to contain a proper quantity of powder and ball; or with a good rifle, knapsack and powder horn. Twenty balls suited to the bore of his rifle and a quarter of a pound of powder. Each commissioned officer shall be armed with a sword or nanger and spontoon. The States now by their... | |
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