Guns Of The Civil War (1)

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United States of America ("Union") Spencer repeating rifles Winchester Model 1873 rifle Christopher Miner Spencer Abraham Lincoln Revolver LeMat Revolver Colt Army Model 1860

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[ImperialistRunningDo]

"They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist..." (General John Sedgwick, Battle of Spotsylvania, 1864)

(A t-shirt I wear at the rifle range)

[chaz1453]

i lol how americans call it the mini ball instead of minié

[AwesomeCaleb1996]

Seven people don't know how to shoot a gun.

[PureHeavenlySultan]

if I lived then I would have fought for the Union :) Freedom for all

[061369317]

Napoleonic tactics involved large masses of mounted cavalry kept in reserve and used to break enemy large formations cohesiveness and line of command. Infantry formed in square was routinely used to counter-effect cavalry charges or threat of. Specialized cavalry units like lancers were also developed against squares and retreating infantry. Can't see any trace of this in ACW, which was, TACTICALLY, a late, poor-man, 18th century styled conflict.

[061369317]

If casualties levels are to be taken into account as an 'outdated tactics' marker, then both Wehrmarcht and STAVKA leaders were using 'outdated tactics' on the Eastern front 1941/1945.

The only result loose infantry formations could achieve before the introduction of small automatic weapons was harassing fire. If any battle of the ACW could have been won by using loose formations (which were known back then) only, you can be sure period leaders would have used them more extensively.

[061369317]

@supersmash43 Infantry fought in skirmish mode too (several feet between each man) back then but this formation wasn't good for attack or standing defense = not enough firepower per linear yard. Remember best trained riflemen couldn't shoot more than 3 or 4rds per minute with most available rifles. And with battle stress, this figure could go even lower. Imagine 10 skirmishers defending against, or attacking a 50 man shoulder to shoulder formation on a 30 yds frontage...

[SOULJABOYGWENSTEPHAN]

1 thing i never understood about civil war plz feel free to ansnwer..... was lincoln a dictator the whoole time or only during the end part when he f*cked over general lee?? us grant good president or drunk??

[supersmash43]

1:18 the shoulder to shoulder march in the American Civil War was suicidal and was more sending your own soldiers to execution.

[srvztube]

@AUG351 Yes this was the huge reenactment in July xD ALL COME WATCH xD

[AUG351]

@srvztube Was that the big reenactment in July? because I was just in Fredricksburg Virginia in July and I heard about a large reenactment for the 150th anniversary but I didn't have time to see Manassas but I went to see some of the other battlefields in Fredricksburg.