Used (poorly) in very few battles.
the gatling gun was invented by Richard Jordan Gatling about 1861. however his gatling never really saw action during the civil war. he did not sell his gatling gun to the government until 1866, after the civil war.
The Gatling gun.
PetersbergYes- limited use later in the war.
His dog died in the civil, war, so he invented a weapon to stop wars, in 1868.
He felt it cost a ton.
The Gatling Gun was invented before the American Civil War. It saw only limited use in that war, but it was used in following wars around the world by the US and other countries.
The gatling gun was invented by Richard Gatling in 1861 (it was a common weapon in the American civil war, i must add).
Submaries, telograughs, the gatling gun, railroads
It was equipped with two wheelsfor moving on the ground.
the first rapid fire gun was the hand crannked gatling gun used in the civil war but the maxim was the first true machine gun which was developed not long after the gatling
The gatling gun was an early machine gun. It helped th union.
First used in combat were: balloon, telegraph, machine gun (Gatling).