Weapons of War

The American Civil War was called the first modern war. That had to do with the advancement in weaponry and battlefield tactics. Prior to the 1860s, infantry and cavalry units fought in close quarters. Offensive military charges were boldly proclaimed as the way war was won. Forts made of upright timbers or stone walls guarded ports and rivers. However, Civil War arms changed all of that. The old way of warfare was found lacking in the Civil War and a new style of fighting emerged.