Why Is The Civil War Important

The Civil War was an very important historical event because it shows that the world can be a cruel place at some moments and this war shows that we need to come together and not have arguments because this war had many more deaths than all the U.S wars all together. Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman were very important appliances in the war and also the technology for the war. The cap bullet was a very important part of the war and including the telegrapher, photography and the railroads were a very important part to the civil war. The development of the Minié ball, muzzle loading rifles were not used in combat situations because of how difficult they were to load. Because the ammunition used had to engage the spiral grooves, or rifling,
During the war, 15,000 miles of telegraph cable was laid purely for military purposes. President Lincoln would regularly visit the Telegraph Office to get the latest news. When Lincoln arrived for his inauguration in 1861 there was not even a telegraph line to the War Department, much less the White House. Storm clouds were brewing, but when the US Army wanted to send a telegram they did like everyone else. Here, as well, the Confederate army was at a disadvantage. The Civil War was the first war to use railroads, encouraged by President Lincoln who understood how vital they were for moving men and supplies. The North had a distinct advantage, with superior infrastructure better equipment and their own locomotive factory. Whereas the South had just 9,000 miles of track and had converted its locomotive. The trains allowed generals to move their soldiers, supplies and armaments to where they were most needed. Rail centers and railroad infrastructure soon became targets for attack. While the South's rail system was weak, they were the first to use trains to their advantage, transporting supplies and soldiers to vital areas. The railroad owners more concerned with how much they could charge, than how quickly they could fix the