At the beginning of the civil war the north had 22 million people within their borders
And the south had about 9 million people within their borders. the north not just having a bigger population they also had the bigger production capability. In 1860 the north made 97% of the weapons in the nation. Then this invention was created the …show more content…
The minie ball could go through a man's skin,muscle, and bone. This great range was perfect for defending positions on the battlefield and saved lives because the men on both sides didn’t have to charge which caused more casualties. So it saved lives because men could fire from far distances and not have to fight up close like many soldiers had to do before this invention. but It could kill the person hit in an instant. Inventions like that and tactics used in the civil war is why this was one of the bloodiest war in american history more people died in the civil war more then world war 1 and world war 2 only 22,000 more lives have been lost in all other conflicts this mean that tactics used in