Civil War Rifle

1861 Springfield Rifled Musket, Butt Stock is engraved "George Bradley, Cheshire, Conn, Co. A. 20th Reg. Conn. Vol., 1861-1865"

The Springfield Rifled Musket was one of the weapons used in the Civil War. Private George Bradley, born in 1844 and enlisted in 1862, used this rifle. George had joined the 20th regiment, which he served until 1865.

The 20th regiment is a Union Army infantry unit that fought in the American Civil War. The 20th Regiment was formed in July 1862 and disbanded June 13, 1865

One hundred sixty-eight men of the 20th regiment died during the Civil War. 80 died in battle and 88 died from disease.

George Bradley, who Married Jane A. Ives in 1862, had three sons: Eugene Ives Bradley, George W. Bradley, and Wesley Hobart Bradley. George’s first son, Eugene, was born in 1867 and lived a short life of seven years. George died in 1906 at age 62 and is buried in Hillside Cemetery. In 1910, his wife, Jane Ives, died and was buried with him.