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Guns of the Civil War

Due to many technological advances right before the civil war, many of the guns became more dangerous and more efficient killing machines. This is a direct reason as to why there were so many more casualties. The Springfield rifle, the Lorenz rifle, the Colt revolving rifle, the Smith carbine, the Spencer repeating rifle, the Burnside carbine, the Tarpley carbine, the Whitworth rifle. The Minie ball was also a huge factor in the war. It was shaped like a cone and was the first bullet to rotate in the air to increase accuracy. Along with the increased accuracy, the bullets heavier weight and its faster speeds made the bullet go completely through the victim. Before this bullet, usually the projectile gets lodged in the body. If you add that new tech with repeating firearms, you have mass destruction. These guns also made reloading a lot faster. The Spencer repeating rifle has cartridges so rounds can be fired off one by one really fast. All of these factors combines helped win the war but also killed many people. These wounds inflicted often caused infections and led to amputations. But, many of these advances lead to the development of modern day guns! Rapid fire, magazines, rifled barrels all are created from old guns. Guns are cool.

Minie Balls

Spencer Repeating Rifle

Gunshot Wound

Revolver

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