After a late entry into the American Civil War, delayed by suspicions of newfangled weapons among some senior soldiers, the Gatling gun was put to use at home and abroad.

• 加特林机枪在美国内战晚期被用于了战场，这场战争由于某些高级官员对新式武器忧心忡忡而被拖延，之后加特林机枪便在国内与国外得到广泛使用。