Rifled musket

the enemy, close enough that they could see what color their eyes were. The rifles that were issued to the soldiers were .75 caliber smoothbore muskets (“American Revolution…Musket”). This rifle, although inaccurate, was state of art during the time of its development. The British Army developed the musket in 1722 (“American Revolution…Musket”). The musket was standard issue for the British troops of the time, which also saw use…

The article Fourth generation operations: principles for the ‘Long War’ written by Michael J. Artelli and Richard F. Deckro is a fantastic article that goes over the ways in which strategies or war have changed over the years and have adapted and built off of each other to give armies a better advantage. This article specifically talks about the ways that the fourth generation of war operations came to be as well as how it is used today. The article does an excellent job of talking about the…

Two of the biggest inventions that caused a considerable amount of damage were the minie ball and the rifled musket. The minie ball was a new type of bullet that was highly destructive. It was shaped and made for higher accuracy and an ability to shoot from farther range ( Alchin, Linda ). Before the minie ball there were just round balls which were highly inaccurate. The rifled musket was also an improvement on accuracy and range, as the grooves in the barrel made it so the bullet was…

The book, Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards, and Pyrotechnics: The History of the Explosive that Changed the World by Jack Kelly is about the history of gunpowder, how it evolved to become more powerful and explosive, and how it affected the many wars that occurred. Gunpowder was first invented by Chinese alchemists around 1110 A.D. They called the perfect mixture of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur "fire drug," before it was known as gunpowder. The Chinese used the powder primarily for making noise…

How technology changed the American civil war The American civil war was a great event in American history. While the revolutionary war created the United States, the civil war determined what kind of nation it would be. The American civil war was caused by the issue of slavery. Beginning from the civil war, war was just fought in a whole new level. Not only in attacking stage but also in defensive stages. In the 1860s no tanks, radios, and airplanes excited but the American civil war is…

First Railroads The first locomotive in America was called the “Sturbridge Lion” that was imported from England for use for the Delaware and Hudson canal Railroad Company. The engine arrived in New York on May 17, 1829. The first locomotive built in America for actual service on a railroad was for the Charleston and Augusta railroad company. It was built it New York City and immediately after the engine was finished it was placed on the railroad. The first experiment with the train was made in…

Soldiers’ day to day lives during the Civil War was filled with drilling, writing letters to their loved ones, and fighting in battles which would potentially change the rest of their lives forever. At the beginning of the war, both the North and the South didn’t have a problem with numbers in their military because of the amount of volunteers. Some would do the heroic thing and join because they “wanted to save the Union” or “secure their liberty.” Though many people from the Confederacy and…

British officials, to help maintain the law and order in the country (British Imperialism, 2001). The British formed many armies to help keep everything in control, but in the Bengal army there was havoc caused from rumours about, the Enfield rifled musket which had cartridges greased with pig and cow fat, causing offence to Muslim and Hindu soldiers religions. This was the main trigger that opened up the minds of the Indians to see, that the East India Company’s decisions were wrong and biased.…

On Monday, May 22, 1865, a small band of soldiers from the 22nd and 28th Iowa regiments left their camp. The night before, there had been a heavy rainstorm. Their destination was a large peach orchard not far from the rows of white canvas. In previous visits to the orchard, soldiers had discovered a kennel of “bloodhounds,” ferocious animals trained for the pursuit of enslaved people and believed by the soldiers to have been used in the apprehension of Union soldiers who escaped from Confederate…

the double barreled shotgun. This shotgun came around after the invention of the modern gun cartridges and had two barrels. The main reason for this was one barrel would have a smooth bore to fire regular shotgun bullets, but the other barrel had a rifled bore and was used much like today 's modern slug where it shoots like an oversized rifle bullet. The thought for this was that you could have both types of guns in one gun and you could hunt birds and other animals at the same time. The two…