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Weapon technology had advanced but the commanders still used old military tactics on the field. Rifles could shoot further and more accurately than in previous wars. Pistols that fired multiple shots and repeating rifles came into use in battle for the first time. Artillery also became more accurate and were more mobile, allowing them to get closer to the enemy. With the advance in weapons, there was little advance in treatment of the wounded. Field hospitals had not been used before the war. Anesthesia and medicines were still not used to any great extent. More soldiers died in battle. The largest killer was disease---not combat. This could be attributed to lack of medical technology, prevention of disease and exposure to elements. Before the war, the civilian population did not travel and mingle with other people or other climates. During the war, people were exposed to diseases that were new to them and to different climates.
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∙ 12y agobecause people got shot by guns...and cannons. And it was very very cold war agaisnt the civil war! People get shot and had to get aputated either asleep or awake, becuase they ran out of a medince that made them fall asleep....
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∙ 12y agoThe Civil War had a major impact on the American population. Families were divided due to conflicting opinions on whether to support the Union or the Confederate. However, the Civil War was also one of the few wars fought on American soil; World War I and (most of) World War II were fought in the European and Asian theaters.
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∙ 18y agoAt least 618,000 Americans died in the Civil War, and some experts say the toll reached 700,000. The number that is most often quoted is 620,000. At any rate, these casualties exceed the nation's loss in all its other wars, from the Revolution through Vietnam. For that reason, the Civil War is considered our bloodiest war.
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∙ 13y agobe cause many people wanted to get revenge
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∙ 12y agoThe weapons of Union and Confederate against each other caused bloody messes.
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∙ 13y agothe fight against slavery and other fights between the North and South caused the civil war to take place
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