Well , that's an interesting characterization .... accurate from a South Carolina perspective. Eli Whitney made guns in the North, some were used by the Union Army.
Update. My friend said that the lady (90+ years old) said that her and her husband visited a lot of Civil War battlefields back in the 40s and 50s and that her husband pick it up in or around one of them. When ask which one she said she couldn't remember. But they visited Gettysburg slot.
.31 Cal Whitney pocket pistol probably carried by a Yankee Officer, of some means.
What say ye?
Gettysburg, Little Round Top, Chamberlain? That's my lie and I'm sticking to it.
Take heed! just goes to show you what can happen if you don't clean all the corrosive black powder residue off your gun when done shooting or finished with a civil war.
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