The Civil War is often referred to as the first
"modern" war. Many of the technologies devised during that period
permanently changed the way wars were fought.
Today on Far Future Horizons we present Civil War Tech, another exciting episode from the acclaimed
documentary series Modern Marvels.
Civil War Tech Aerial Reconnaissance: Inflation of the Intrepid, a hydrogen gas balloon used by the Union Army Balloon Corps for aerial reconnaissance. The the Balloon Corps operated a total of seven balloons, with the Intrepid being favored by Chief Aeronaut Thaddeus Lowe. (Mathew Brady/NARA)
America protects its homeland
with the most technologically advanced military force ever conceived. Although
they fight Twenty-first century battles worldwide, the technology unleashed is
directly descended from a war fought more than 140 years ago. This episode
explores how the War between North and South was the first modern war, and the
technology used in it was a quantum leap beyond any previous conflict. The
machine gun, aerial reconnaissance, advanced battlefield medicine,
instantaneous communication, ironclad ships, and even the first aircraft
carrier were all significant innovations developed during the Civil War.
Civil War "Aircraft Carrier": The Union Army balloon Washington aboard the Navy barge George Washington Parke Custis
This installment of Modern Marvels investigates
improvements in weapons, sea power, transportation, troop conveyance, food
processing, medical care, and telecommunications during the Civil War Era.
When the United States was a nation divided,
Civil War technology revolutionized the way war was waged. Today those
technological milestones have evolved to ensure that America’s modern military has no
equal in the world.
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