The Industrial Revolution and Warfare

Firearms– Revolvers have

five shots or more– Rifles can shoot

farther and accurately

The Industrial Revolution and Warfare

Cannons– Howitzers lob

large shells over obstacles

– Rifled cannons fire great distances and are accurate

Defensive positions

Trenches protected soldiers from enemy fire

Foxholes

Ironclad gunboats

Naval gunship made with steel sides

Armed with numerous cannons

Northern Strategy: The Anaconda Plan

Union plans were to strangle southern ports from selling cotton to foreign countries and buying weapons too

Needed to destroy the Southern will to fight by invasion and destruction of will to fight

Southern Strategy:Time and Defense

Southern forces needed to provide early and spectacular victories to show foreign allies south capable of winning

Victories would sap northern ability to continue fight