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Civil War Weapons

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Civil war means “war between organized

groups within a single nation state”

American Civil War broke out in late

December, 1860, at Fort Sumter in South

Carolina

The United States suffered more casualties

during this war than any other before or

since

Preface

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Developed in 1849 with the minie ball

Muzzle loading rifle (load the gun through

the barrel)

Fired by percussion lock (hammer hits a fuse)

Weighed about 11 Lbs

Accurate up to about 600 yards, and can

penetrate 4” of soft pine at 1000 yards

Minie Rifles

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Springfield Model 1861

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Loading action for Minie rifle

Unfortunate victim of Minie rifle

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Used during sieges to weaken bombardments from afar

Designed to fire explosive shells over walls of fortification to destroy buildings within

Had effective ranges between 800 and 900 yards

Many could fall within 40 yards of the target

Mortars and Siege Artillery

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Federal battery with 13-inch seacoast mortars, Model 1861, at siege of Yorktown

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Breech at Fort Pulaski

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Rail-mounted Federal mortar

Model 1841 during siege of Charleston Harbor

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Steam-propelled warship protected by

steel or iron plating

First ironclad battle was between the CSS

Virginia and the USS Monitor in March, 1862

Had the ability to ram other ships

The Monitor had a rotating cannon for 360

degree scope

Ironclads

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USS Monitor

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CSS Virginia

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Lever-action (reloaded with a lever near the

trigger), breechloading (rounds loaded in the

back) rifle

Firing rate of 20 rounds per minute,

1000% faster than most other rifles

Manufactured in the north for the Union

Army

Most powerful cartridge of any repeating rifle

Spencer Carbine / Repeating Rifle

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Muzzle loading type of artillery

The 20-pound-class size was the largest gun

used during the war

The barrel alone could weigh over 1800 Lbs, but

the 10-pound class size was used more

Could penetrate 6 inches of brick at 3500

yards away

Patented in 1861

Parrott Rifles

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“…equal to the united blows of 200 sledge hammers weighing 100 pounds each, falling from a height of ten feet and acting upon a drill ten inches (254 mm) in diameter

200-pound Parrott rifle, Morris Island, SC

3-inch Parrott rifle

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