How Did The War Change The Psychology Of The American Civil War
The American Civil War occurred in a time when weapons and tactics revolutionarily changed and evolved the way wars were fought. From traditional lines like those seen in the 18th century and prior, to a more modern way of fighting like using trenches and using cover to protect yourself. Changing the psychology of war, seen in Sherman’s march, and also in the battle of Cold harbor and creating new weapons used like the Gatling-gun and ironclad ships. Before the Civil War, infantry soldiers typically carried muskets that held just one bullet at a time. The range of these muskets was about 250 yards. A soldier trying to aim and shoot with any accuracy would have to stand much closer to his target, since the weapon’s effective range was only about 80 yards. Therefore, armies typically fought battles at a relatively close range.”Rifles, had a much greater range than muskets did. A rifle could shoot a bullet up to 1,000 yards, and were much more accurate. Until the
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They raided farms and plantations, stealing and slaughtering cows, chickens, turkeys, sheep and hogs and taking as much other food especially bread and potatoes. These groups of foraging soldiers were nicknamed bummers, and they burned whatever they could not carry. The Yankees needed the supplies, but they also wanted to teach Georgians a lesson. One soldier wrote in a letter home, “it isn’t so sweet to secede as they thought it would be.” Sherman’s troops arrived in Savannah on December 21, 1864, about three weeks after they left Atlanta. The city was undefended when they got there. About 10,000 Confederates who were supposed to be guarding it had already fled. Sherman presented the city of Savannah and its 24,000 bales of cotton to President Lincoln as a Christmas gift. Early in 1865, Sherman and his men left Savannah and pillaged and burned their way through South Carolina to Charleston. In April, the Confederacy surrendered and the war was
They raided farms and plantations, stealing and slaughtering cows, chickens, turkeys, sheep and hogs and taking as much other food especially bread and potatoes. These groups of foraging soldiers were nicknamed bummers, and they burned whatever they could not carry. The Yankees needed the supplies, but they also wanted to teach Georgians a lesson. One soldier wrote in a letter home, “it isn’t so sweet to secede as they thought it would be.” Sherman’s troops arrived in Savannah on December 21, 1864, about three weeks after they left Atlanta. The city was undefended when they got there. About 10,000 Confederates who were supposed to be guarding it had already fled. Sherman presented the city of Savannah and its 24,000 bales of cotton to President Lincoln as a Christmas gift. Early in 1865, Sherman and his men left Savannah and pillaged and burned their way through South Carolina to Charleston. In April, the Confederacy surrendered and the war was