Civil War Technology

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Civil War Technology

Telegraph

Telegraph office

Telegraph wagon

Railroads

Rifled musket

Accuracy of Smoothbore Muskets vs. Rifle-muskets Distance from Target Smoothbore Shots that Hit Target Rifle Shots that Hit Target 100 yards 74.5%94.5% 200 yards 42.5%80% 300 yards 16%55% 400 yards 4.5%52.5%

Rifled Cannon/The Napoleon Cannon The Whitworth designed cannon could fire a shell over 6 miles.

Fort Pulaski, Georgia. The accuracy and range of the rifled cannon rendered brick fortifications obsolete.

Ironclads/gunboats

Balloons

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Photography