Civil War Military Civil War Military TechnologyTechnology

Long range cannonsLong range cannons The Union “Dictator” The Union “Dictator”

had a range of up to 2 had a range of up to 2 miles & could be miles & could be transported by rail transported by rail

Why was this weapon Why was this weapon an advantage for the an advantage for the Union Army?Union Army? Gave the Union army Gave the Union army

greater range & greater range & destructive powerdestructive power

Civil War Military Civil War Military TechnologyTechnology

Rapid fire gunsRapid fire guns Gatling Gun was a large rapid fire (machine gun) Gatling Gun was a large rapid fire (machine gun)

Why was this weapon an advantage for the Why was this weapon an advantage for the Union Army?Union Army? Allowed for rapid fire, destruction of enemy Allowed for rapid fire, destruction of enemy

troopstroops

Civil War Military Civil War Military TechnologyTechnology

Ironclad ShipsIronclad Ships Ships clad with iron Ships clad with iron

protected soldiers protected soldiers & were difficult to & were difficult to damage damage

How did ironclad How did ironclad technology forever technology forever change naval change naval warfare?warfare? It made wooden It made wooden

ships obsolete ships obsolete Iron clad ships Iron clad ships

helped the union helped the union blockade southern blockade southern ports ports

Civil War Medical Civil War Medical TechnologyTechnology

AnestheticsAnesthetics allowed allowed

surgeons to surgeons to operate with operate with MUCH less pain MUCH less pain for patientsfor patients

ProstheticsProsthetics Artificial limbs Artificial limbs

helped war helped war victims get a victims get a sense of sense of normalcy normalcy

Civil War Medical Civil War Medical TechnologyTechnology

Civil War Medical Civil War Medical TechnologyTechnology

Large Bone SawLarge Bone Saw

Civil War Medical Civil War Medical TechnologyTechnology

Small Bone SawSmall Bone Saw

Civil War Medical Civil War Medical TechnologyTechnology

Chain SawChain Saw For bones that For bones that

were difficult to were difficult to reach reach

Civil War Medical Civil War Medical TechnologyTechnology

Skull DrillSkull Drill Brain surgery, Brain surgery,

relieve pressure relieve pressure in head wounds in head wounds

Civil War Medical Civil War Medical TechnologyTechnology

Muscle cutters Muscle cutters

Civil War Medical Civil War Medical TechnologyTechnology

Skull Cutter Skull Cutter

Civil War Medical Civil War Medical TechnologyTechnology

Bladder Bladder Puncture Puncture Relieve Relieve

pressure/fluids pressure/fluids from the body from the body cavity cavity

Civil War Medical Civil War Medical TechnologyTechnology

Civil War Civil War battle field battle field ambulanceambulance

Transport Transport wounded wounded from the from the battlefield battlefield to the field to the field hospital hospital