There are very few things in this earth cooler than bayonets. I mean, think about it. You're in the Revolutionary War. You run out of ammo. Run to get more? Nah. Fix bayonets and charge like a mofo. Hopefully you can gut somebody. And if they shoot at you and miss, they're gone. There's no way that they can reload quickly enough when you're there chasing them down. Gyyyyyyeaaaaaaaah!
If I were in the Civil War, I'd want to be on the Union side when they fought at Getteysburg. The battle at Little Round Top was major kick-ass. Chamberlain (holding the last flank of the army) had most of his men low on ammo or out of ammo. So he said, fuck this guys, let's go kick some ass. And he led his men charging downhill with bayonets. Man, I'd have loved to be in that shit.
If I had a bayonet, my life would be so much better.