What technological advantages were made during the American Civil war?

Answer 1

There were several technological changes made during the Civil War. Smokeless powder replaced the old black powder, brass cartridges made it possible to develop repeating rifles like the Henry rifle, hot air balloons were used for observation of artillery, rifled artillery gave them greater distance, submarines like the Hundley were used, iron clad ships like the Monitor and Merrimac, torpedoes were used more like mines in harbors, the telegraph although not developed in the war gave the armies rapid communication, as the railroad made it possible to move troops and equipment more rapidly, the Gatling gun which was the forerunner of the machine gun, mortars were improved and carried on rail cars, steam power for iron clad ships and rotating turrets on the ships like the Monitor, photography such as the work of Mathew Brady made it possible to bring actual pictures of the battlefield to the newspapers, Artillery shells were improved to modify them for specific purposes such as use against ships, large numbers of men, fortresses, etc. They went from round cannon balls to bullet shaped shells with different kinds of projectiles or explosives inside such as grapeshot that was used against men or chain shot which was used against ships. Canned food was also important because it gave soldiers a more portable food supply but its reliability was somewhat questionable.

Answer 2

The best advantages were in the weapons field. The Spenser repeating rifle created a great advantage. The use of trains also allowed armies to bring up reinforcements much faster than in previous conflicts. Attaching metal plates to ships helped a great deal, and then eventually making ships entirely out of metal made other navies obsolete. Also, the telegraph enabled long distance communication which was quicker than the horse and rider carrying a message.

Answer 3

The gun evolved from the single fire rifled musket to the repeating rifle, allowing a single soldier many more shots in rapid seccession. The Gatling gun (although never fully apreciated until WW1) was the first "machine gun" allowing two soldiers to possibly kill entire battalions.
The gas baloon brought areial observation.
Idustrialization brought interchangable parts, allowing for quick and easy repairs in the field. Railroads could also bring massive amounts of supplies to the field relatively quickly.
The sbmarine and fully armored battleship saw action and foreshadowed the "dreadnoughts" of WW2.

Answer 4

Ironclad ships.
Train-mounted artillery.
Repeating rifles.
Gatling guns (primitive machine guns).
Extensive use of rail transportation for war.
Military telegraphs.

Note that some of these had been used before the Civil War, but the war marked their first large-scale use.

Answer 5

The first use of snipers, the first successful "submarine", land-mine fields, naval torpedos, repeating rifles, gatlin gun (machine gun), hospital ships, use of anesthetics in the field of battle, development and use of camouflage to hide from aerial balloons & observation, first use of the snorkel

Answer 6

THE IRONCLAD WARSHIPS,STEAM-POWERED WARSHIPS,THE DALGREN GUN,THE GATLING GUN,THE WINCHESTER AND VOLCANIC REPEATING RIFLES,THE MIXED CALIBRE OFFICER'S PISTOLS,RECONNAISSANCE SPOTTING BALLOONS ON THE BATTLEFIELD,TELEGRAPHIC MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS,RAILROAD ARMAMENTS AND SPECIALTY WEAPONS!!!