Home›Articles›Why Gatling built his gun, and how slowly it was taken upArticleWhy Gatling built his gun, and how slowly it was taken upArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnRichard Jordan Gatling, Engineers Well-attested SourcesEngineering and Technology History Wiki (ETHW, IEEE): Richard Jordan Gatling - Engineering and Technology History WikiEngineering and Technology History Wiki (ETHW, IEEE)Biography, paragraphs 4 to 8Quote, Biography, paragraphs 4 to 8Despite its impressive design, the Gatling Gun saw little use within the Civil War.View the SourceAtlas Article Vocabularytier 1AtlasComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.