American Civil War

The Union blockade of southern ports was a major factor in the American Civil War of 1861 to 1865.

during the American Civil War

American Civil War

He then joined the steam-corvette Pocahontas of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron and participated in the Battle of Port Royal in South Carolina early in the American Civil War.

was also used during the American Civil War

It was used during the American Civil War, and it became a popular weapon.

Confederate States Navy, responsible for Confederate naval operations during the American Civil War.

it saw widespread use in the American Civil War

It was one of several firearms either manufactured or altered by Merrill in fulfillment of contracts with the Union government during the U.S. Civil War.

during the American Civil War

cavalry commander in the American Civil War

served as a Union general in the American Civil War

also provided the majority of soldiers in the early months of the American Civil War

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Ironclads were first used in warfare in 1862 during the American Civil War, when they operated against wooden ships, and against each other at the Battle of Hampton Roads in Virginia.

The mortar had fallen out of general use in Europe by the Napoleonic era, although Manby Mortars were widely used on the coast to launch lines to ships in distress.

During the Battle of Fort Sumter, grenades were kept at critical points of the fort such as the room over the gateway. About 93,200 Ketchum grenades were procured by the Union Army throughout the American Civil war; those weapons were used in the sieges of Vicksburg, Port Hudson and Petersburg.

The first remotely controlled mines were moored mines used in the American Civil War, detonated electrically from shore.

Dahlgren (November 13, 1809 - July 12, 1870), mostly used in the American Civil War.

Double-barreled caplock pocket pistols, commonly known as twister pistols, became popular in England during the Regency era and also saw use among Union Army officers during the American Civil War.

Novelist Ernest Hemingway’s paternal grandfather, Anson Hemingway, carried a “Long John” .32 revolver as a first lieutenant in 72nd Illinois Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War.