Pardon me for pointing out that about 15-25% of long-arms on both sides were SMOOTHBORES & sometimes even Brown Bess & CHARLEVILLE flintlocks were used in combat & loaded with “buck & ball”.
Btw, all the “smoothies” weren’t old/military surplus arms. = BOTH sides of the WBTS built new smoothbore muskets using “up to date” parts.
The CSA’s NAVY & MARINES very much liked BROWN BESS muskets, converted to percussion, for on-board & boarding party use.
(BOTH maritime forces had plenty of rifled arms.)
Yours, TMN78247
No dispute here. In particular the South didn’t have a lot of manufacturing capability, and had to beg and buy guns. I’m sure they used anything that was available.