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1 Inventions of the Civil War
Better killing with technology…

2 Aerial Warfare (Hot Air Balloons)
used first by the Union Army to observe enemy movement balloonists could: signal ground troops direct artillery fire drop bombs

3 Repeating Rifles invented by several men for the Union Army
could shoot 7 to 12 shots before reloading soldiers did not need to stand up to reload

4 Machine Guns i.e. “Gatling Gun”
invented for the Union Army by R. J. Gatling gun had six barrels turned by a crank fired 150 rounds per minute cumbersome…not used much during the CW

5 Submarine invented for the CSA navy by H. L. Hunley
several crews drowned during testing used a long spar to embed a bomb into the hull of an enemy ship used one time…

6 Iron Clad Ships designed for the USA and the CSA navies
steam powered ships covered with steel or iron plates round shot bounced off the angled sides

7 Torpedoes invented by the CSA but used by both sides
wooden barrels loaded with gun powder colliding with the barrels caused the gun powder to explode

8 New Technology + Old Tactics __ = Increased Death

9 Inventions of the Civil War
Better killing with technology…

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