weapons

The Revolutionary War and the Civil War may seem very different at first

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

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