Question: who used the springfield rifle in the civil war
Answer: Springfield Model 1861 A Springfield Model 1861 Type Rifled musket Place of origin United States of America Service history In service 1861 -- 1873 Used by United States Confederate States of America Wars American Civil War American Indian Wars Paraguayan War Production history Designer ? Designed 1861 Manufacturer United States Armory and Arsenal at Springfield , United States Armory and Arsenal at Harper 's Ferry , Colt 's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Providence Tool Company , Lamson , Goodnow & Yale , Starr Arms Company , Amoskeag Manufacturing Company , Eagle Manufacturing Company , Alfred Jenkins & Sons , et al .