In the Civil War, a soldier’s life depended on the weapons that he had. Weapons were often in short supply, but most soldiers brought their own weapons from home. From the single-shot and inaccurate muskets that took way took way too long to load to the revolutionary Spencer repeating rifle that changed the way people battled with its deadly accuracy, multiple shots, and faster loading time, the Civil War was full of different weapons that had their pros and cons. The Revolutionary War period smoothbore musket was very inaccurate and took a very long time to load. The normal rate of fire for infantry men was three shots per minute. The musket was a troublesome weapon. The flintlock musket was the most important weapon of the Revolutionary