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glance due to their differences in time. But actually they were very similar in
many ways. One way in which they were so similar is in the weapons they used.
Many of the weapons used in the Civil War were either the same or based off of
the weapons from the American Revolution.
One very important similarity is the use of black gun powder. Black gun
powder was the primary source of firing power in both the American Revolution
and also the Civil war. It was used to fire all of the artillery and all of the calvery.
But a very big problem with black gun powder was that it fouled very fast. This
was a major issue because it ment that they could not hold on to it for very long or
it would go bad. So they would have to be prepared for those long trips and
battles. Black gun powder was also very messy and would get all over the soldiers
and there equipment. This kept it very hard for them to stay clean and also
sanitary which brought on a lot of disease. Black gun powder played a major role
in both wars. The use of black gun powder made the weapons used very similar.
Cannons and Howitzers (shorter- barreled cannons
. . .
because of there ability to shoot long distances.
Swords were very popular in both wars. This was very inaccurate, it would shoot out of the
gun in any direction. The ability to have
a farther more accurate shot with much more power made it possible to kill more
soldiers, and it did. The
sword also lead to some new uses of blades. The English brown bess got its name from the color of the
barrel. Many soldiers killed from the blade and were killed by the blade. Another difference was how it was held together.
The rifle and musket may seem very similar at first glance but they are
actually very different upon closer inspection. It had a percussion type
firing system. The rifle had a little more technology to it. So they did not have many cannons if
any at all. While the musket went through some very important and drastic
changes. The pistol was very
popular in the Civil War and almost unheard of in the Revolution.
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