U. S. Civil War
st
1
Modern War in
History
1861—1865
I. The U.S. Civil War
►Was
the first to use the items
listed on the following slides on
a mass scale
►Modern Militaries reflect these
“firsts”
 Although more Technically Advanced
 All trace their roots back to the Civil
War
A. Rifled Muskets
►The
two main rifled
muskets of the war were:
North—1861 Springfield
South—Whitworth
1861 Springfield,
Union
Whitworth,
Confederate
B. Machine Guns
►There
were several different
types of machine guns used
during the war:
 Billinghurst-Requa
 Williams Breech Load Machine Gun
 Gatling Gun (most successful)
Billinghurst-Requa
Williams Breech Load Machine
Gun
Gatling Gun—Still the fastest
machine gun in U.S. Army
►http://www.cerberus.com.au/videos/callvideo.html#gatling
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/403875/a_10_thunderbolt/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoPq8QceeZA
C. Rifled Canons
D. Submarines
►Both
the Union and the
Confederacy used submarine
warfare
 Neither was greatly successful
 Both sunk
 But the paved the way for future
uses
U.S.S. Alligator
C.S.S. Hunley
C. S. S. Hunley
E. Exploding Artillery
Shells
F. Aerial Observation
►Use
of hot air balloons
allowed better tactical
information for field
generals
G. Electronic Communication
►Civil
War was the first war
that electronic
communication was used
Telegraph
H. Rail Roads
►The
Civil War was the first war
where RxR’s were utilized to
move:
 Troops
 Supplies
I. Iron Ships
►The
Civil War saw the first use
of Iron Clad and all Iron Ships
 The Battle of Hampton Roads
was the first naval battle between
two iron ships
U.S.S. Monitor v. C.S.S. Virginia, Sewel
Point, Va March 8-9 1862
C.S.S. Virginia, formerly the
C.S.S. Merrimack
Monitor Class Union Warship
J. Photography
►The
Civil War was the first war that
used photographic images directly
from the battle field
 Most famous photographer of the
time was
►Matthew B. Brady
K. Conscription
►The
Civil War saw
Conscription (Draft) being
used to mandate military
service
L. Total War Effort
►Economy
of the entire country is
dedicated to winning the war
►Federal Income Tax collected to
pay for the war effort
►Every citizen was expected to do
what they could to help the military
M. DESTROY!!!
►Destroy
the enemies ability to
make war:
Destroy:
►Food
►Factories
►Fields
M. DESTROY!!!, cont.
Destroy
►Livestock
►Cities, towns
►Transportation Systems
►Communication Systems
►Shops, Homes
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