Essay, Research Paper: Civil War 3

Frisz, with a friend were stumbling over dead bodies in the dark woods when
they thought to secure food from the dead. Frisz suddenly touched a body
and was preparing to cut away the knapsack when the wounded soldier asked
him to please not take it as he might need it before aid came. Frisz did not
take the food and passed to the next where he found a haversack
with biscuits and hardtack in it. It was so dark in the woods that the men could
not see their faces before them and they told by their sense of feel that there was
food in the knapsacks. They agreed to divide and keep themselves safe by
eating at once. Both swallowed cornbread, and biscuits. It was the remark
that the food was sweet and sticky, but the soldiers thought the confederates had
crossed a stream nearby and it had been caused by this. The next morning they
were awake early and each started for the two biscuits they had saved for
breakfast. They were found to be dark brown and soggy with the blood of the
southern soldier who had owned them. He had been killed in the fight and his
wound had bled on the knapsack and the food saturated with blood. Both Frisz
and the fellow-soldier who had eaten with him became deathly sick for a
little while.
This quote from, Peter Frisz: Memories of the Civil War, really paints a picture
of the monstrosities that occurred during the civil war. Another quote from this article
demonstrates the importance of technology in the civil war. The Seventeenth was in the
center and first in the charge. When the tide of the fight begun to flow against the north,
the wings on either side were forced back, leaving the Seventeenth exposed on both sides
and the front to the fire of the southern army. Regardless of the position the Seventeenth
held the point for some time. They were armed with six-shooting Spencer rifles, the most
modern of that time, and the confederates had only the single shot rifles. When they
would attack the Seventeenth would shoot seven valleys to their one and thus they were
driven back.
Research shows that the Civil war was greatly affected by technological
advancements. In 1861- 1865, the time of the Civil War, the main advancements that
affected the war were the development of ironclads, and the spreading, and use, of
railroads.
The Civil War is a very important event in U. S. history. It is the costliest war
that the American people have ever fought in. 620,000 Americans died in the Civil War,
364,000 being Union soldiers, and 258,000 being from the Confederacy. It is necessary
to study the Civil War, so it doesn t happen again. In order to study the Civil War, you
must study all aspects that affected the war, therefore studying teh technological advances
during the that time period is justified.