Infantry Tactics: The Civil War in Four Minutes

Join Historian Garry Adelman as he explains why soldiers fought in “line of battle.“ Watch now to discover how the invention of the minié ball changed the nature of battle and why a flanking maneuver was so effective. This video is part of the American Battlefield Trust’s In4 video series, which presents short videos on basic Civil War topics. Learn more at: Civil War in Four Minutes: Infantry Tactics