CSA Identified Springfield Percussion Rifle, The rifle was used by a CSA soldier whose name is carved on the stock: "J.D. McAdams, CO I, 26 NCI." McAdams joined the 26th North Carolina Infantry on Dec. 7, 1861, enlisting at Camp Vance at the age of 24. He was transferred to the 7th Tennessee Infantry in October 1862 and, like so many soldiers, disappears from the records. Both the 26th North Carolina and the 7th Tennessee were at Gettysburg. The 26th took part in Pickett's Charge and sustained more casualties than any other regiment. Part of the 7th Tennessee (Heth's Division) took part in Pickett's Charge, but because of faulty record-keeping, we don't know if McAdams was there. Our research is included with the rifle, which has a deep gash on the barrel as the result of a sword striking it. Ex Claude Harkins Collection.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000
Civil War
