technology

Discusses the weapons of American Civil War soldiers and different means of warfare used during that conflict.

Contains photographs and descriptions of Civil War uniforms and insignia, small arms and edged weapons, artillery pieces, and other equipment, and includes discussion of submarines and other naval vessels and weapons used during the conflict.

Describes the weapons of the Civil War, and includes firearms, bombs, land mines, artillery, swords, and submarines.

Examines technological developments during the American Civil War and how they were further developed in the years after, including improvements in anesthesia, weaponry, submarines, hot-air balloons, and other innovations.

Examines how Abraham Lincoln's interest in technology played a role in the outcome of the Civil War; and explains how the telegraph, railroads, surveillance balloons, and other inventions helped the North win the war and rebuild the economy.

Describes some of the new weapons and devices which both Confederates and Yankees produced during the Civil War making it the first truly "modern" war in history.