Civil War Firsts
Objectives 1. Describe the new inventions in warfare used during the Civil War. 2. Explain total war.
The Civil War was the first modern war.
A. New Technology 1. Rifled weapons and the Minie Ball
A. New Technology 1. Rifled weapons and the Minie Ball
A. New Technology 2. Breech loading and repeating guns.
A. New Technology 2. Breech loading and repeating guns.
A. New Technology 3. Mines - sea and land
A. New Technology 3. Mines - sea and land
A. New Technology 3. Mines - sea and land
A. New Technology 4. Armored ships - Ironclads North - U.S.S. Monitor
A. New Technology 4. Armored ships - Ironclads South - C.S.S. Virginia (Merrimack)
Monitor vs. Merrimack
A. New Technology 5. Submarines
A. New Technology 5. Submarines - C.S.S. Hunley The C.S. S. Hunley sank three times and lost 21 crewman. The C.S. S. Hunley sank three times and lost 21 crewman.
B. New Tactics 1. Drafting soldiers
B. New Tactics 1. Drafting soldiers North - all men served 3 years.
B. New Tactics 1. Drafting soldiers North - all men served 3 years. South - all men served 3 years.
B. New Tactics 1. Drafting soldiers North - all men served 3 years. South - all men served 3 years. Both sides allowed the draftee to pay for a substitute.
B. New Tactics 2. Railroads used to transport troops and supplies
B. New Tactics 2. Railroads used to transport troops and supplies
B. New Tactics 3. Telegraph communication.
B. New Tactics 3. Telegraph communication.
B. New Tactics 4. Balloon Observation
B. New Tactics 4. Balloon Observation
B. New Tactics 5. Trenches
B. New Tactics 6. Wire entanglements
C. Total War 1. A war in which everyone is involved and affected.
C. Total War 1. A war in which everyone is involved and affected.
C. Total War 1. A war in which everyone is involved and affected.