"Minie rifle" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... of conversation for many an evening in our tents. We were in the light division, under Sir Colin Campbell. The first British soldier who lost his life during the war was killed here by his own rifle, which sent a shot through, his leg above the knee. Here also we were supplied with the Minie rifle, having hitherto used the ...
— Taking Tales - Instructive and Entertaining Reading • W.H.G. Kingston |
