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31504 - Union Cavalry Corporal Mounted on Trotting Horse, No.1 First Legion-Stalingrad Russians Although the UA wide variety of weaponry was carried by mounted forces during the Civil War including sabres, pistols, carbines, and rifles. Generally Northern cavalry were better equipped than their Southern counterparts. By 1863 every Union trooper was guaranteed a carbine in addition to his revolvers and saber. Carbines were shorter in overall length, less cumbersome to carry mounted or dismounted, and easier to operate from horseback. However, their accuracy