Literary Visions of the Civil War
The American Civil War
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The American Civil War (1861 û 1865) was the first mechanized war. Troops were moved by train, and the Gatling gun û the first machine gun û was introduced to devastating effect. Another novelty was the photographic record of the aftermath of hostilities (the photographic plates were too insensitive to light to capture the action) produced by Matthew Brady and his men. For the first time in history the horrible carnage of war could be preserved and communicated to anyone. Although the war dragged on for four years, and the North suffered from shockingly incompetent generals, the long term outcome was not in doubt after the first year. General Robert E. Lee scored a string of victories, but was unable to penetrate into the North. The battle of Gettysburg sealed the fate of the Confederacy, because it suffered significant losses in men and material, which it was unable to replenish. The industrial base and much larger population
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