Technology, Tactics, and Weapons of the
Civil War
Calvin Lu
The Civil War was one of the greatest conflicts ever fought on American soil. It would last 4 years long, costing more than 600,000 lives and injuring another 412,000. But behind this awe-inspiring, yet terrifying event was a war that would change warfare forever. From this point on, battles were won not only through sheer size of army, but through the industrialization, communication, and resources of each opposing force.
"The Civil War was a time of great social and political upheaval. It was also a time of great technological change. Inventors and military men devised new types of weapons, such as the repeating rifle and the submarine, that forever changed the way that wars were fought. Even more important were the technologies that did not specifically have to do with the war, like the railroad and the telegraph. Innovations like these did not just change the way people fought wars--they also changed the way people lived."
~History.com
~History.com