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Weird trivia: Lances (Yes, those long poles mounted knights used to joust) were used in the American Civil War. Once. https://jenniferbohnhoff.com/thin-air-my-blog-about-writing-and-my-books/the-only-lancer-charge-in-the-civil-war
@jameshands Hadn't heard that on before! Thanks for the link!
I did know that John Brown took a couple wagon loads of pikes with him to Harper's Ferry to use to arm the slaves he expected to free. He thought there would be no time to train them to use muskets.
Seems like professional soldiers should have know better, but when has that ever happened at the outset of a war?
@jameshands https://youtu.be/9XILi5K8nSc