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Civil War Technology

Colt.32 Caliber Revolver

Spencer Repeating Carbine.56 Caliber Rifle

Gatling Gun.58 Caliber 300 rounds per minute

15-inch Rodman smoothbore, one of the largest guns mounted during the war

12-Pounder Napoleon

12-pound Howitzer

Small Howitzer

30-Pounder Parrott Rifles

8-inch mortars were light enough to be transported by an army on the march, and were used in sieges and to defend fortifications.

The “Dictator,” a 13 inch mortar Projectile weight: 200 pounds Range: About 2 ½ miles

These were usually used to defend rivers and coastal waterways.

100-pounder Parrott rifle Range: 5 miles

The C.S.S. Hunley was hand-propelled by a crew of eight, and was 25 feet long.

Steam-powered gunboats were used to enforce the blockade against the South.

U.S.S. Monitor

Main deck of the U.S.S. Monitor

Merrimac, or C.S.S. Virginia

Portable Pontoon Bridges

Over 5 million tons of supplies were delivered each year to the armies in the field on the Federal Military Railroad.

Hot air balloons were used to spy on the enemy.

U.S. Hospital Ship “Red Rover”

A Civil War Ambulance