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I doubt it was actually carried in battle, though. It is and was far too nice for that, plus it would have been quite outdated and would certainly not have been carried if a revolver was available.
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Early in the war Confederates carried whatever they could get their hands on. Brown Bess's from the revolution, flintlock squirrel rifles, shotguns, name it. Little by little when better arms became available from dead union troops those weapons were usually discarded.