What kind of guns did they use in the war?

Answer 1

pistols/ six shot repeaters up to forty four caliber .favored by calavry. long guns/smooth and rifled barrels.the north sometimes had repeating rifles/ spencers eight shot and henrys sixteen shot forty four caliber.i believe if you wanted a repeating rifle ,money was taken out of your check to pay for it.just like if you paid money to the federal government you would not have to serve.in my view this adds to the belief by some that the civil war was primarly about one thing_MONEY!!!