Civil War Technology

Even though the railroad existed before the great division between the north and the south and it mainly contributed in providing goods for both sides, the invention of the railroad greatly contributed to the civil war. The first railroad created in the US was in 1827 and their major role was to transport goods from the North to the South and back. As slaves became more abundant in the South and less present in the North a war began on the idea of slavery. The railroad caused this Civil War by bringing goods to only one side and keeping their advantage. It went from having different point of views to all out battles that started with starvation and isolation, but led to death and separation.

The Civil War was the first war to use railroads and turn them into a weapon of war. During the Civil War railroads became the vital new technology for both the Union and Confederate forces. The great distances separating armies, the need for supplies, and quicker troop movements all increased the need for the railroad. Without this new weapon the Civil War may have lasted until the last man was literally left standing. The ability to implement and use the railroads in the Civil War would play a crucial role in the North’s victory and the South’s defeat. Those who controlled the rail lines controlled the war.

The Civil War is one of the most important events in United States history. The nation was no longer united, but instead divided between the North and the South. The country was exposed to horrific events that changed the lives of many Americans. The war was also a period of significant political and social change. The Civil War could be considered a “Second American Revolution" because of the abolition of slavery, and Abraham Lincolns radical ideas, which significantly changed the concept of government.

Through all of the civil war, many new inventions came to be. So many technological advancements were created and those advancements helped with what we have today. The weapons, vehicles, and machines helped modernize war and shaped how we live

Change is relevant within every time period, however, very substantial changes took place in the Americas following the War of 1812. Future success of the American society was to be dictated by the support the federal government supplied to domestic manufacturing and infrastructure to make drastic improvements economically. The imposition of high tariffs, advancements in transportation and the development of the cotton gin are among the most important changes made in the United States during this time.

To say the time period following the Civil War in the United States involved a lot of change would be a understatement. Between the years 1870 and 1900 the people of the United States lived through a period of great change. Not only did they witness technological advances that would change their daily lives, they also saw new laws and organizations formed. All of this was done in hopes of improving the country. Many of these changes came about because of the type of businesses that were formed. In the post-Civil War United States corporations grew significantly in number, size and influence. Big business had a major impact on the economy and politics in America resulting in changes for many American citizens.

During the Civil War each side had some advantages and disadvantages. Before the Civil War there was the election of 1860, President Lincoln was elected president. The south knew that Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery, so the south seceded from the union. Then there was the attack on Fort Sumter, and the war began. “The war that ensued started at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, on April 12, 1861, and lasted four years”(Confederate.., pg1). The North and South were quite different, so during the Civil war, each side had advantages politically, socially, economically, and demographically.

World war one affected technology through a couple of things, the most important being weapons. Weapons played a huge role during the war, and in deciding which side would win.  World war one affected technology in a few different ways. One of them being guns. They were much bigger than what they were used to, such as a machine gun. Since this new weapon could shoot very rapidly (600 rounds per minute) one of the sides fighting in the war could easily wipe out a whole line of an army in one shot. This gave the side with the new technology a huge advantage in winning, this most likely determined which of the sides would win the war. Which meant that soldiers could no longer stand in a line and shoot at each other.

In order to keep up with constant battles, new technology needed to be invented to help fight the war. In the article “Steel and Steam” by Roger A. Bailey, he gives examples of what exactly was advanced and how it changed the Civil War. The other article by Civil War Academy was titled “Civil War Ships”. In this article, it talks about how Civil War ships in general changed the Civil War. It was generally thought that the navy wasn’t huge during the war. Originally, the South had no navy, while the North had a very small navy that wasn’t very

The civil war was fought on two sides, the north’s union against the south’s confederacy. The south was fighting for independence and the north was fighting to bring them back to the United States of America. The union and the confederacy had two completely different fighting styles.

Cotton could not be picked and made into clothing, crops could not be grown or collected for meals, and the general income of slaveholders would disappear. The North, however, would manage these duties without slaves and in fact, they became more technologically advanced than the South. The South had very little railroads and banks. The North utilized farmers and offered jobs to others to complete the work that slaves used to do. The advance that the North had mechanically would be a great advantage to them as the war began because they were more equipped with weapons, easy transportation services, and general machinery. The Confederacy, although putting on a strong face, was greatly outplayed by the North in regards to manufacturing and

Before we had cars and planes, we really only had one way of transporting goods on land, and that way was by train. Trains were all over the inhabited United States, but the North had more than anywhere else in the U.S. because they were full of industry and were constantly having to ship goods all around because of it. The North had two thirds of the railroads in the United States because of the need for transportation which was more important to the North than the South.At the start of the war 22,000 miles of track had been laid in the Northern states and 9,500 miles in the South.(Railroads of the Confederacy) But for both sides it was much needed no matter how many tracks they had. Right at the start of the war the use of the railroad was almost always military. For instance, a lot of the generals were even stationed at rail yards. The railroad was significant during the Civil War because it helped both sides transport supplies throughout the United States.

The Civil War is a central event in America's historical background. Though the Revolution of 1776-1783 created the United States, the Civil War of 1861-1865 determined how the nation would pursue its future. The war resolved two questions left unresolved by the Revolution: whether the United States was to be a confederation of sovereign states or an indivisible nation with a sovereign national government, and whether this nation would have the agreement that all men were created with an equal right to liberty, or would the nation continue to exist as the largest slaveholding country in the world. The Civil War consisted of many different battles that impacted both the north and south, such as the Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Antietam,

The Civil War, a cause not only for the end of slavery, but to bring back the Confederacy as well. Many thought that simply because the North had a clear advantage over the South, such as population or weaponry, the war would end quickly, people picnicked on the first battles of war, watching the battles, but they didn’t fully realize how deadly new weapons had evolved. A single shot could easily kill anyone within range. People soon found how effective technology had become, and how well the South could fight back. Throughout the earlier years of the war the Confederates won nearly all their major battles, such as the very first battle at Fort Sumter, or the following one at Bull Run. Despite their disadvantages, the South won, boosting their morale and giving them hope for the battles to come. They continued to win, under the leadership of Robert Lee, and Thomas Jackson, battle after battle the South emerged victorious, that is until the real turning point of the war, The Battle of Gettysburg. The battle took 3, long,

The American Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865 due to controversy about slavery which led to deaths of over 600,00 people. Controversy in the U.S. split it in half, the North and the South. It all began when Southern Troops bombarded Fort Sumter, South Carolina. The North had far more men and war materials than the South did which may have been a factor as to why they won. The bloodiest battle happened to be in Gettysburg and there is no way you can have a war without it being bloody and gross. The medical technology, knowledge and practices are far different from what we have and do today. If someone were to get shot today, usually there are no complications depending on where the bullet is, but back then there weren’t many thing that could’ve been done and not everything was the cleanest. The majority of people in the battle who were shot didn’t die because of the the bullet wound itself, but because of how it was treated and taken care of. Those who were shot, unfortunately had an extremely slim chance of surviving.