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Both sides had and used pistols, shot guns, cannons, and swords.
More specifically: the common infantry weapon was the muzzleloading percussion cap rifle firing a conical, hollow based minié ball, deadly up to a mile and a socket bayonet. Officers also had percussion cap revolvers of various makes, mostly Colt and Remington, as well as some minor manufacturers; they also carried swords or sabers. Cavalry troopers also carried these, but instead of the rifle, preferred the breach-loading Sharps carbine. The main artillery weapon was the muzzleloading, rifled field piece, but mortars were also used for sieges. Toward the end of the war, breach-loading repeating rifles such as the seven-shot Spencer, and the Henry which used a modern cartridge where the minié ball slug was joined to the percussion cap by a casing holding the powder, but these were delivered in relatively small numbers. Some of the muzzleloading Springfields were converted to breachloaders as well.
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What are some names of guns from the American Civil War?
The American Civil War by Union and Confederate soldiers took place during the years 1861___1865. During the war, a variety of weapons were used on both sides. These weapons include edged weapons such as knives and swords, firearms such as handguns, rifled-muskets, breech loaders and repeating weapons, various field guns such as artillery, and new weapons such as the early grenade and machine gun.
How did both sides feel after the first battle of the civil war?
i actually just read a book about the civil war. both sides feel like their soldiers need alot more training. :)
Why did both sides of the civil war introduce a draft?
They had run out of volunteers.
What happened when newer more accurate weapons were used against closed formations at Antietam?
The losses on both sides were so high that the battle was recorded as the bloodiest day of the Civil War.
That the Korean war was a civil war in which the United states supoorted one side or an international war?
It was truly a civil war, although both sides had allies.
What weapons were used in the civil war for both sides?
rifles, sowrd, arrowes, knifes
Similarities between north and south during civil war?
The similarities between north and the civil war are...... Both sides were American. Both sides spoke English. Both sides raised regional units. Both sides had the same weapons. Both sides had poor medical care. Both sides wanted to expand
What was the impact of the rifle on battlefield tactics in the Civil War?
The true potential of the rifles available during the Civil War was not used because Generals on both sides insisted on using old tactics, without tacking the ability of their weapons into account.
What were the capital of both sides of the civil war?
Sebastian
What side of the Civil War used cannons?
Both sides in the US civil War used cannons.
What did the civil war cost both sides?
$8.2 billion
What was the cost of the Civil War for both sides?
$8.2 billion.
What advantages did both sides of the civil war have?
Great Generals
Who used the guns in the civil war?
Soldiers on both sides
What are some names of guns from the American Civil War?
The American Civil War by Union and Confederate soldiers took place during the years 1861___1865. During the war, a variety of weapons were used on both sides. These weapons include edged weapons such as knives and swords, firearms such as handguns, rifled-muskets, breech loaders and repeating weapons, various field guns such as artillery, and new weapons such as the early grenade and machine gun.
What weapons did a private carry in the civil war?
a variety of weapons were used on both sides. These weapons include edged weapons such as knives and swords, firearms such as handguns, rifled-muskets, breech loaders and repeating weapons, various field guns such as artillery, and new weapons such as the early grenade and machine gun.
How did both sides feel after the first battle of the civil war?
i actually just read a book about the civil war. both sides feel like their soldiers need alot more training. :)
