Transcript Civil War 1861-1865

Civil War
1861-1865
Weapons
By: Sean Dugan
Civil War Background
• Fought between the Union
(North) and the Confederacy
(South)
• The war lasted from 18611865
• Over half of a million men are
killed in the war
• The Union wins the Civil war
– Leads to slavery being
abolished and
reconstruction in the
south
Civil War Background
Continued
The Union
Had 23 states that
remained loyal to
the Union.
The Confederacy
Had 11 states that
seceded from the
Union
Civil War Background Continued
• Union Leaders
–Abraham
Lincoln
(President)
–Ulysses S.
Grant (Lincoln
best General)
Civil War Background
Continued
• Confederation
Leaders
–Jefferson
Davis
(President)
–Robert E. Lee
(General)
Now its time to get it to the
good stuff
Weapons
Weapons Used in the Civil War
• Artillery –
Cannons
• Small arms –
rifles, muskets,
pistols, revolvers
• Edged Weapons
– Swords, knives,
bayonets, sabers
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Napoleon Cannons
Civil War Rifles
• Springfield Rifle
Musket
– Most commonly
used rifle in the
Civil War
– Could hit a target
from 500 yards
away
Rifles Continued
• Enfield Rifle Musket
– It was the second
most used rifle in the
Civil War
– It was a standard
weapon of the British
– Americans did like the
Enfield, but soldiers
preferred the
Springfield because it
offered
interchangeable parts
Rifles Continued
• There were a number
of other rifles
– Henry rifle, Spencer
rifle, Brunswick rifle,
Burnside Carbine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doqgPsmT7tc
Pistols and Revolvers
• There were thousands of different styles
used in the Civil War
– The most commonly used one was the Colt
Revolver
• Primarily the .44 caliber model 1860 and the .36
caliber Model 1851 Navy
• These two guns were very light weight less than 3
pounds
Edged Weapons
• These were weapons such as
bayonets, swords, knives, sabers,
pikes, lances
–Were often used more to
decorate their owners
–Very few men were injured in
the Civil War by these weapons
Pictures of Edged Weapons
Injuries from Weapons
• There not much medicine in the Civil War
– If you were hit in the chest or head with one of
these weapons, you were most likely left to
die.
– If you were hit in the leg or arm with one of
these weapons, your leg or arm would most
likely be amputated.
• Also there was no anesthesia or pain medicine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggCxsdmsgsE
The End