Napoleonic linear tactics from earlier in the century now combined with more accurate, faster-firing weapons to result in catastrophic casualty figures throughout the War. Unfortunately for the common soldier, tactics did not advance as quickly as technology. Most of these new rifle-muskets still had to be loaded between each shot, but repeating weapons such as 7-shot Spencer and 16-shot Henry rifles and carbines were developed as well. This was highlighted by a changeover in shoulder-fired weapons from smoothbore firearms that had to be loaded through the muzzle each time a shot was fired to rifled-barrel firearms, some of which loaded at the breech. The Civil War witnessed a technological revolution in weaponry. Double action revolvers were more advanced, more expensive, and more rare than single action arms (Photograph by Charles G. Double action arms automatically turn the cylinder, cock and release the hammer when the trigger is pulled. With a single action, the soldier had to manually cock the hammer each time. The Starr Arms Company of Yonkers, New York made their Starr Army revolver in both double and single action models.
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