Painting showing Pennsylvania Bucktails and a Spencer in action

[Two Flints]

Hello SSS,

Thought I'd post this Civil War painting by CWTI art director Frederic Ray, illustrating the uniforms and arms of Kanes Bucktails, 13 PA Reserve Rifles, 42nd PA.



Two Flints

[geo]

can anyone i.d. the pistol...looks like a side hammer remington? thanks, geo.

[French Jack]

The pistol is a Freeman, made using Ben Joslyn's patents. 

[geo]

thanks, i will have to look that one up. geo.

[geo]

found the joslyn but not a freeman type. i guess the ohio soldiers hated the joslyn because after shiloh (?) they returned all revolvers to the war department saying they were unfit for combat. thanks, geo.