0
The US Civil War was our last war fought with muskets. The Civil War was a transitioning phase to metalic cartridges, that we still use today. When US Civil War soldiers fired their muskets/rifles there was no spent shell casing to eject from the weapon. Only a lead ball or minie bullet came out of the muzzle (minie bullet was shaped like today's bullet...long missile shaped). Some Spencer repeating rifles were used (the transitioning phase) in which spent copper shell cases were ejected from the weapons.
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How fast do civil war bullets go?
400 miles per hour
Why call the cold war a war if no bullets where shot?
No bullets need for it to be a war, Look at a War of words for instance
How many bullets where shot in the Vietnam war?
Because the war lasted over ten years, it would be nearly impossible to number how many bullets were fired.
Was nebraska involed in the civil war or in the Revolutionary War?
In Civil War
With what war did the masion-dixon line assocaited?
the Mason Dixon line separated North & South in the US Civil war
How many bullets were used in the civil war?
1m
What were the type of bullets used in the Civil War?
Musket balls.
What kind of bullets killed most civil war soldiers?
lead.
How fast do civil war bullets go?
400 miles per hour
What were some of the things soldiers did to prevent boredom in the Civil War?
The soldiers melted their bullets into dice and gambled but that wasn't allowed so once they finished they melted them back into bullets
What was a constant threat to soldiers during the civil war?
Bullets? Shrapnel? Wet boots/socks? Angry badgers?
How did most people die in the civil war?
Disease. Far more men died from disease than from bullets or mortars.
Who actually killed more men fighting during the civil war?
Disease killed more people than bullets.
What types of ammo did thy use for the civil war?
In the Civil War, they had just discovered bullets made by soft lead. When the lead made contact it would swell in size, leaving a larger hole on the way out than it made on the way in. Otherwise they used just plane rifle bullets-often with bayonets. The Civil War was not civil at all-in fact it was the most bloody war in American History. People were brutal and they wanted to make sure that the South/ North (depending on their respective sides) did not win. They were out for blood and they sure got it.
Have two bullets ever hit mid air?
Yes! It actually happened fairly frequently during the American Civil War
Who killed more army troops during the civil war than enemy bullets?
disease killed 2/3 of the troops
What new technology new to the civil war made it possible for bullets to travel faster and further?
The rifled musket and Minié ball.
