Showing posts with label America Civil War troops. Show all posts
Showing posts with label America Civil War troops. Show all posts

American Civil War: Big Cannon, Barges




The American Civil War brought the first use of large weaponry on the battle field. These included large cannons! We can see from the photo that it took 4-5 men to operate and fire these things. The effects of these and the improved guns the soldiers used would often lead to battlefields with a large amount of casualties on both sides.


African-American refugees on a barge which contains their household belongings.
1865.

British veterans of the American Civil War


 It is a photo of British veterans of the American Civil War of 1861-65. The British veterans had gathered in London in 1917 to welcome the American troops on their way to Fight in France during World War One. Among them is (I believe ) a Sikh gentlemen sitting near the centre.