Innovative Weapons Of The Civil War Era

The Innovative Weapons of the Civil War Era <Tab/>The visualization of war was drastically changed as the introduction of new technology inflicted astronomical casualties and a strong psychological burden upon the soldiers. The technology was drastically ahead of its time and fighting strategies were still being used from the revolutionary era of fighting. War strategies were to catch up later, after the realization that old ways of fighting couldn't accommodate …

…advancements of all time. The Minié ball was the first extremely accurate round that could be fired from a shoulder-fired muzzleloader. Henry Repeating Rifles were considered by many to be the greatest repeaters of the war. The ever popular Gatling Gun reigned supreme in the land of psychological warfare with its over-bearing rate of fire and deafening sound. All of these contributed to what we now know as the American Civil War.