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Were U.S. Army Troops Allowed to Carry their own Weapons?

by | Sep 18, 2018 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

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Were U.S. Army troops allowed to carry their own weapons? Tim Bumb Mandan, North Dakota “American soldiers have had a long tradition of possessing personal weapons, in addition to their issue arms, and those serving during the Indian campaigns were no different. Acquiring commercial guns, especially pistols, and knives seems to have been a fairly common practice,” reported Douglas C. McChristian, in his book, Regular Army O!: Soldiering on the Western Frontier, 1865-1891. “There was no


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