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They were called (davids) after the Biblical character. The true David was a steam-powered semi sub using a very tall stack or siphon , could not totally submerge, the manually cranked Davids such as the Hunley and Pioneer could fully submerge. ( Pig Boats_ as a nickname for submarines did not come into use until World War I and the Italians restricted the term to very manueverable mini-subs also called Maiale or ( Pig Boats)
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Which side used submarines in the civil war?
Both the Union and the Confederate had submarines, but the Confederate used them more often.
Were submarines used during the US Civil War?
Yes, submarines were used by the Confederate Navy in the US Civil War.
What nickname was given to the Confederate Soldiers?
cat paws
What was the nickname of an confederate troop?
Rebs, Johnny Rebs
Which confederate general in the Battle of Antietam earned a famous nickname?
George B., his nickname was "Little Napoleon".
What was the nickname for the northern Confederate Army?
'the union' and the southern was 'the rebels'
Abbreviation for confederate states of America?
CSA is the abbreviation for the Confederate States of America. It also is applied to the Confederate States Army.
What nickname was given to the confederate soldiers during the civil war?
Rebels
Which confederate general given the nickname stonewall?
General Thomas Jonathon Jackson.
What did the union use submarines for?
The union used there only submarine to combat the hunley that the confederate built.but it also would have ben used to stack confederate ships and ports along tge coast
What Confederate general in the US Civil War had a nickname of Hickory?
Although people usually refer to Confederate general "Stonewall" Jackson by the nickname just given, his men more often called him Hickory or Old Hickory.
Did the Confederacy have the advantage in submarines over the Union?
The Confederacy led in the experimentation with submarines. The most successful was the HL Hunley. The inventor was killed in a test dive with his new and imaginative war vessel. The Confederate submarine sank the Federal warshipthe USS Housatonic in the Charleston harbor. The submarine, however, was dragged down by the sinking Housatonic. The Confederacy decided to end experimentation with submarines after that. The Union had no submarines.
