Not long before the civil war Claude-Etienne Minié invented a new led bullet called Minié balls. The shape of the bullet and the material allows it to rip through enemies easily. The civil war was the first war these new bullets were used in and the aftermath was devastating. The civil war was the blodiest and had the highest death toll in Americas history. The civil war was the bloodiest because of the new bullets and the death they brought with them.