GDG- Rifled Musket Characteristics?

[Batrinque at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/22/06 9:53:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
rkadas at sbcglobal.net writes:

> The tectical doctrine was still Napoleonic which emphasized volley fire
> 

I am incined to disagree a bit here, in that ACW doctrine was Napoleonic III, 
in which movement had become faster and more flexible than in the time of 
Napoleon I.  But, yes, regular line infantry was still expected to use volley 
fire or some variant thereof.


Bruce Trinque
Amston, CT