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Abraham Lincoln was reportedly so impressed with the Spencer Repeating rifle that he ordered one for every union troop, reportedly deployment was delayed and pushed back by the army. Why was there pushback on the army's side? What was Lincolns response to this?

by /u/improbablydrunknlw in /r/AskHistorians

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