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A 10 page paper which examines the Civil War and how it was truly the first modern war, introducing a great deal of new technology in the field of warfare. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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foundation was laid by the Industrial Revolution. This technology moved warfare onto a whole different plane so to speak. Inventions and developments such as the railroad, the ironclads, and repeating
rifles altered the face of warfare and ensured that the Civil War "was the first modern war" (PBS, 2006). It is interesting,
and necessary, to note that while this modern war brought about many new forms of weaponry and other devices that helped in the war, these same items were also somewhat
undeveloped and confusing for many. As all the new technologies changed the face of warfare, they also confused the first time users of them as their potential and development were
not even near perfect in most cases. So, while these modern marvels of the day surely helped one side or the other, they also resulted in far more deaths and
far more strategic problems with the new equipment and the capabilities. In all honesty, the new technology may well have complicated this war more than would have been the case
if such items were not available. And, as the first real test of much of the new technology, this war truly was the first modern war in its experimentation with
new technology. With these elements in mind, the following paper examines railroads, weaponry, and ironclads as it relates to the modernity of the American Civil War. Railroad
"Despite popular depictions in film and print, soldiers in the American Civil War did not always travel by horse, wagon, or foot" (Railroads in
the Civil War, 2006). The railroad system was relatively new and was greatly used, and destroyed, during the Civil War. As one author notes, "Advances in railroad systems in the
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