What is a stand of muskets?

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What is a stand of muskets?

i have an essay that says that jackson sent in 5000 stnads of muskets...WHAT DOES THIS MEAN!!

thanks so much!!

2007-12-03 14:53:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military

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A stand of muskets refers the way muskets were stacked by soldiers in the field. They could not leave them lying on the ground, so three muskets would be set together in a standing triangle.

2007-12-03 16:13:50 · answer #1 · answered by wichitaor1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Most likely 5000 soldiers or 5000 guns

2007-12-03 22:57:41 · answer #2 · answered by Darth Nihilus 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Must be a mistake. An infantry stand was 1500 to 3,500 men. I doubt Jackson had a 17.5 million man army.

Maybe you meant that there were 5,000 men in the stand?

2007-12-03 23:09:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋