question: The Maynard carbine was a breech-loaded carbine used by cavalry in the American Civil War, about 3,000 Maynard carbines were in Confederate hands during the war; 5,000 in .35 caliber were purchased by Florida, 650 in .50 by Georgia, and 325 in .50 and 300 in .35 by which was the second southern state to declare its secession from the United States of America, on January 9, 1861?
answer: Mississippi
context: Title: Saddle ring
  Passage: A saddle ring is a metal ring attached to the receiver of a rifle or carbine allowing it to be tied to a saddle or used with a special sling.  Saddle rings could be attached directly to the firearm, or in some cases to a saddle ring bar, which allowed the saddle ring to slide along the action, such as on the British Enfield P1856, a short cavalry version of the Pattern 1853 Enfield used in the American Civil War.  Virtually every carbine-sized weapon used in the Civil War was equipped with a saddle ring and/or saddle ring/bar.  Saddle rings are most commonly found on lever action rifles and other firearms of the late 19th and early 20th centuries that were suitable for use on horseback.  The muzzle of the rifle was placed in a carbine socket or boot.  The idea behind using the saddle ring, and its carbine sling, is to allow the mounted soldier to never be separated from his weapon.
  Title: Palmer carbine
  Passage: The Palmer model 1865 carbine is a single-shot bolt action rifle patented in 1863 by E. G. Lamson and Company.  1000 Palmer carbines were delivered to Union forces in the American Civil War one month after the war ended.  All rifles (designed to be carbines for cavalry soldiers) were subsequently sold to civilians after the war.  The rifle was the first bolt action rifle to be accepted for use by the US Army Ordnance Department.
  Title: Mississippi in the American Civil War
  Passage: Mississippi was the second southern state to declare its secession from the United States of America, on January 9, 1861.  It joined with six other southern slave-holding states to form the Confederacy on February 4, 1861.  Mississippi's location along the lengthy Mississippi River made it strategically important to both the Union and the Confederacy; dozens of battles were fought in the state as armies repeatedly clashed near key towns and transportation nodes.
  Title: List of Confederate arsenals and armories
  Passage: This is a list of Confederate arsenals and armories.  The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by eleven Southern slave states that had declared their secession from the United States.  The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War.  Arsenals and armories in this list were active during the years of the confederacy and during the American Civil War.
  Title: Tarpley carbine
  Passage: The Tarpley Carbine was a Confederate weapon produced and used during the American Civil War; however, it was not produced in great numbers.  The Tarpley Carbine was a breechloader, and was comparable in this sense to the Sharps Rifle and Carbine more widely used by the Union.
  Title: Battle of Fort Sumter
  Passage: The Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12–13, 1861) was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the Confederate States Army, and the return gunfire and subsequent surrender by the United States Army that started the American Civil War.  Following declarations of secession by seven Southern states, South Carolina demanded that the U.S. Army abandon its facilities in Charleston Harbor.  On December 26, 1860, Major Robert Anderson of the U.S. Army surreptitiously moved his small command from the vulnerable Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island to Fort Sumter, a substantial fortress built on an island controlling the entrance of Charleston Harbor.  An attempt by U.S. President James Buchanan to reinforce and resupply Anderson using the unarmed merchant ship "Star of the West" failed when it was fired upon by shore batteries on January 9, 1861.  South Carolina authorities then seized all Federal property in the Charleston area except for Fort Sumter.
  Title: Maynard carbine
  Passage: The Maynard carbine was a breech-loaded carbine used by cavalry in the American Civil War.  The First Model was manufactured between 1858 and 1859.  About 5,000 were made.  In United States service it was distributed to the 9th Pennsylvania and 1st Wisconsin cavalry regiments, United States Marines aboard the USS "Saratoga" and the United States Revenue Cutter Service.  About 3,000 Maynard carbines were in Confederate hands during the war; 5,000 in .35 caliber were purchased by Florida, 650 in .50 by Georgia, and 325 in .50 and 300 in .35 by Mississippi.  Around 800 were purchased by militias in South Carolina and Louisiana.  The Second Model or Model 1863 was manufactured between 1863 and 1865.  Over 20,000 were made.  This model lacked the tape primer and stock patchbox, and was used by the 9th and 11th Indiana cavalry regiments and 11th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry, among others.  The Maynard had a good reputation for long-range accuracy, and Confederate sharpshooters made extensive use of it, especially during the Siege of Charleston.
citations: Mississippi in the American Civil War Maynard carbine