1. New Technology of the Civil War

2. Minnie Ball
New cone shaped bullet had a much longer range and was much more accurate than earlier weapons.

3. Improved Rifles
Rifles are more power and can be reloaded faster.

4. Gatlin Gun
Rapid fire weapons were introduced towards the end of the war.

5. Cannon
Cannon had longer range and were more accurate

6. Railroads Northern states had far more railroad tracks than the South.
Lincoln took over the railroads and used them as a tool for the military

7. Telegraph
The North had much more telegraph wire and could therefore communicate better than the South.

8. Northern Advantages
The north held the advantage in all aspects of industrialization and technology.
These advantages were used as tools of war to defeat the South.

9. Photography

10. Photography

11. Photography

12. How would photography change war?

13. Monitor

14. Monitor

15. Monitor Crew

16. Monitor

17. Monitor Turret

18. Merrimack

19. Merrimack