Civil+War+Technology

__Civil War Technology__

Thaddeus Lowe (Hot Air Balloon) Richard J. Gatling (Gatling Gun) Colt's Manufacturing Company (Colt Rifle) Both the North and South forces made use of balloon technology for spying and reconnaissance during the war. When the North began to use balloons effectively to gather intel on the South, the southern forces made efforts to black out camps after dark, create fake encampments and fake outposts to try and fool the North. This tactic took lots of time and resources.
 * Major People/Companies involved-**
 * Hot Air Balloon: Thaddeus Lowe**

The Gatling Gun was a forerunner of the modern machine-gun. The Gatling Gun was used by the Union during the Civil War, which was the first time it was employed in combat.Dr. Richard J. Gatling invented the weapon in 1861 and later patented it in 1862. Gatling said the reason for the invention was to reduce the size of armies and therefore reduce the number of deaths by combat and to show how pointless war was
 * Gatling Gun: Richard J. Gatling**

The Colt rifle was an early repeating rifle produced by the Colt Manufacturing Company. Similar to revolver pistols, the Colt rifles came equipped with a rotating cylinder that held five or six rounds. Although they had a much higher rate of fire than other weapons of the time, repeating rifles came along with lots of problems that caused soldiers to distrust them. For example, a common issue known as a "chain fire" occurred when loose gunpowder in and around the rifle ignited, causing all rounds in the rifle to ignite. This caused shrapnel to shoot out of the rifle and into the left arm of the user.
 * Colt rifle: Colt's Manufacturing Company**

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