LordsFire
Internet Wizard
Which is a shame.
The 17th Indiana, 72nd Indiana, 98th Illinois, and 123rd Illinois got Spencers because John T. Wilder basically told Congress "we're getting Spencers". When he volunteered two cannons he comissioned came along for the ride.
Yes, and back in the day when the idea of standardized and interchangeable parts was just starting to get going, and guns didn't require brass cartridge ammunition with tolerances measured in a millimeter or less, things were very different.
Technology and logistics have both substantially changed.