Weapons and Military in the Civil War

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1 Weapons and Military in the Civil War

2 Uniforms of the Civil War Uniforms of the North Blue, zouaves wore oriental-style uniforms ()

3 Uniforms of the Civil War Uniforms of the South Gray

4 Trace Adkins A grizzled Southern veteran sings the praises of his old gray coat a metaphor for his unswerving loyalty to the Confederacy. Well, they gave me this old coat said it ll keep you mighty warm it ll see you through the winder it s your by god uniform so I wear it everyday and I sleep in it at night now it s twenty shades of gray and the waits is shrunk too tight and the bottom s caked and muddy and the buttons are half gone but just like you and mean this old gray coat wears on and when I die in this gray coat I m gonna march through heaven s door I m gonna walk up to St. Peter and tell him send me back for more cause I ll be damned if I ll just sit around while you boys win the war cause even when I m dead shot full of Yankee lead there ll be part of me keeps hangin by a thread.of this old gray coat when I think of all the places this old coat and me have been through the fat and lean and in between double quick through thick and thin from the ballrooms down in Richmond to the top of Marye s Heights from Manassas to the Wilderness and a hundred other fights now the collar s torn and tattered and the elbow s worn clean through but, buddy, in a pinch this old gray coat will do and when I die in the gray coat and when they come to bury me if they commence to speechafyin and singin nearer, lord to thee well, be damn sure I ain t just sleepin cause I flat out guarantee that even when I m dead shot full of Yankee lead the the toughest part lives on in every shred of this old gray coat you can cut my throat you can sink my boat but you can never stop this old gray coat when my bones you tote when that s all she wrote I ll fight on inside this old gray coat cause when I die in this old gray coat I m gonna march through heaven s door I m gonna walk up to St. Peter and tell him send me back for more cause I ll be damned if I ll just sit around when you boys win the war cause even when I m dead shot full of Yankee lead there ain t nothin that I d rather wear instead of this old gray coat, this old gray coat I ll go down in this old gray coat, this old gray coat.

5 Guns Changes in Guns led to Advances in Rapid Fire Technology Eventually we will see guns like the Gatling Gun: 1861 Springfield Musket (Common Northern rifle) 1855 Sharps (Common Southern Rifle) _Repeaters: Rifles that could shot more then 1 Shot. Henry Spencer Carbine (N used at Gettysburg) Colt M11855 At times Telescopes are used by sniper or good shots Revolvers Colt Army Model 1860 Remington Other Weapons: Swords, Bayonets, Hand Grenades (Not really good though) and many types of Canons were also commonly used

6 New Technology Colt s first breech loading pistol used a cartridge similar to common day bullets

8 Branches of Service Heavy Artillery Heavy artillery was the commonly used term for what is properly referred to as foot artillery. The more descriptive names of siege and garrison artillery were frequently employed. Field Artillery Field artillery was commonly referred to as light artillery, and was of two different types: mounted, and horse artillery, in which all of the men were horsed.

10 Mortar rounds-for even Greater arcing and wall Battery. Exploding in Air bombs(shrapnel) Howitzer-for longer Shots and artillery Warfare where item Isn t in view A Gun-for direct fire into enemy lines in view.

12 Cannon

13 Northern Non-Battle Deaths Accident -- 4,114 Drowned -- 4,944 Murdered Killed after capture Suicide Executed by Federal Authorities 267 Sun Stroke Other Cause-- 2,043 Cause not States -- 12,121 Total Non-Battle Deaths -- 24,881 Civil War Others S. Comes up short Hysteria

14 Civil War Pop What were 3 Civil War Firsts? 4. Type of Round that will arc over a wall? 5. The rear of a canon or gun is called the? 6. This was a commonly used revolver during the Civil War? 7. What was the main rifle used by the North? What are the three types of ammunition fired from a cannon?

The object of the game is to have you figure out the most important places that Civil War commanders needed to control...

The object of the game is to have you figure out the most important places that Civil War commanders needed to control... This image was taken by Robert Housch in 2012. the obstacles and the terrain faced