What equipment was used during fort Sumter?

Answer 1

Well,according to Fort Sumter National Monument,about 20 differents kinds,like cannons,38-inchers and many more ground and sea weapons.Hope this is Useful! Well,according to Fort Sumter National Monument,about 20 differents kinds,like cannons,38-inchers and many more ground and sea weapons.Hope this is Useful!

Answer 2

The Confederate army at Charleston had 3 major batteries of heavy artillery (8 to 10 inch cannon) located at Fort Moultrie (Sullivan's Island) Fort Johnson (James Island) and the Battery (Oyster point , The Battery, Charleston proper) Minor batteries were at Castle Pickney and other locations. Some field artillery was also used on the bar near Morris island. The Union in the fort itself has some large dahlgren cannon of about 10 inches and a smattering of smaller ordinance.

Answer 3

Electrically detonated mines (called torpedos at the time) Submarine Repeating rifles (Spencer and Henry) Breech Loaded Artillery (Whitworth) Rifled Artillery (Parrot) Rimfire case ammuntion (Spencer and Henry (Later Winchester)and Smith and Wesson) Gatling machine guns Iron Armored ships (Iron Clads and Monitors) Rotating Gun turrets (Monitors) Nitroglycerine Hydrogen Observation Balloons Conical bullets (Minie Balls)

Answer 4

muskets with bayonets and cutlass style swords.

heavy weapons were canons. their main weapon was the rifle but hand to hand was the pistol.

Answer 5

-Brown Bess musket(75 yards)

-another lighter fire arm that was a .58 caliber used for hunting

-sharp shooting rifles(300 yards)

-Ferguson rifle (breech loading rifle)

Answer 6

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