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I know that the setting for this thread is rather ASB but I'd rather have it analyzed hear than in the ASB section because I want cooler heads, with more historical knowledge, who will take this setting more seriously, to discuss it. I'd appreciate the help since it will aid me in writing a TL I'm working on.

So lets say for whatever reason that in 1864 the CSA gains the means to convert the captured Springfeild 1863 model rifles in their possesion into breech loading rifles like the Springfield model 1870, and is given access to a supply of .50-70 Government model cartridges to match the number of converted rifles.

Here are the specifications of the 1870 according to wikipedia:

"The trapdoor Springfields had originally been designed as an inexpensive method of converting Springfield Model 1863 muskets into breech loading rifles, which dramatically improved their rate of fire from about four shots per minute to about a dozen shots per minute. The original trapdoor Springfields had replaced only the firing mechanism, and had used a barrel liner to reduce the caliber from .58 to .50. This barrel liner proved to be unreliable in the field, and later trapdoor Springfields, like the model 1870, abandoned the barrel liner method and used newly manufactured barrels instead.
There were two versions of the Springfield Model 1870, which differed slightly from each other. The first version was produced in 1870 and 1871. The rear sight was improved, and the receiver was shortened to create the Model 1870 receiver. The rear sight on the first Model 1870 was almost against the receiver. 1,000 of these rifles were manufactured.
The second version was produced in 1872 and 1873. In this version the rear sight was moved up so that it was about half an inch away from the receiver. This version also featured a double shouldered ramrod, which differed from the first Model 1870 that had used the Model 1868's ramrod. The second version Model 1870s also had a long high arch on the underside of the breech block, which differed from the first version which had a shorter arch identical to the Model 1868 . . ." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_Model_1870

I doubt that the presence of these weapons would cause the generals of the CSA to change their tactics very much (but if I'm wrong please tell me) so without changing them how might the outcomes of many of the major battles in 1864, specificaly the CSA losses, be different by giving the their armies a weapon which may change the average shots/minute of the soldiers using them from approx. 4 to 12? Would their defence of Petersburg or Richmond be more successful, or what about General Hoods attacks on the Union Army of Tenn. ? Could Sherman have been kept out of the Carolinas?

Please let me know, and thank you to those who do.
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