Technology and the Civil War

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The Civil War was a time of great technological advancement in America; weapons, ships and artillery were vastly improved during the period. The paper examines the history, function and development of various guns, rifles, battleships and modes of transport and shows how they were used during the American Civil War.

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"Invented by Dr. Richard Gattling, the Gattling gun was similar to the Williams, except it had six barrels, giving it the capability of wiping out an entire field of enemies with one sweep. The Gattling gun did not, however, overheat like the Williams did. Dr. Gattling was from North Carolina, so the Union War Department was hesitant to use the weapon, and did not field-test it until Petersburg, too late to have much of an effect on the war. The modern machine gun is modeled after the Gattling gun, and a modified form of the original is still in use today."

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