A – Survey planThis survey aims to assess to what extent did the technological progress of the time affect the North's victory in the American Civil War? To assess how the modern technology of the era affected events, the survey focuses on inventions and advancements from the American Civil War period and how they influenced or altered the course of the Civil War conflict. Union in the North and its defeat in the South. Confederation. These developments and the impact of each technology can be assessed by their contributions to daily life, their contributions on the battlefield, and how each compares to technology that was previously available. B – Summary of Evidence The American Civil War was a period of flourishing technological progress. and innovation. So much so that the Civil War is now known to many historians as “Modern Warfare.” Rather than what most people believe to be a much more primitive war, much like the American Revolution filled with line battles and bayonet charges, the times of bayonets and sabers were becoming rare. (Hubbell 137) Instead, improvements in Civil War weaponry proved costly for both sides, as the Civil War ended as the bloodiest war America had ever seen . With the advancement of the Springfield and Enfield rifles (Springfield located in Massachusetts, a northern state), infantry soldiers became far more deadly than their evolving musket-welding counterparts. (Keegan 338) Or with the introduction of the Gatling gun - which, although showing great technological innovation, was never used for warfare - it was the first form of what would now be called a machine gun, and had a rotating group of gun barrels. , which rotates...... middle of paper ......98. Internet. April 01, 2014. Hubbell, John T. Battles Lost and Won: Essays on Civil War History. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1975. Print. Keegan, John. The American Civil War: A Military History. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. Print. Koenig, Alan R. “The Critical Role of the Railroad in the Civil War.” History Net Where History Comes Alive Online US World Railroad History Critical Role in Civil War Commentary. Weider History Group, June 12, 2006. Web. April 30, 2014. Nash, Howard P. A Naval History of the Civil War. South Brunswick: AS Barnes, 1972. Print.Volo, Dorothy Denneen and James M. Volo. Daily Life in Civil War America. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1998. Print. Wheeler, Tom. “How the Telegraph Helped Lincoln Win the Civil War.” History Information Network. Historical News Network, 2006. Web. May 1, 2014. Wright, John D. The Language of the Civil War. Westport, CT: Oryx, 2001. Print.