As always, I’ll keep it short and to the point.  Phineas mentioned that the shootout at the OK Corral came not too long after the end of the Civil War, that tensions between the Republican Earps and the Democrat Cowboys added fuel to the already burning fire.  What other effects did the Civil War have on the West?  Listen up and I’ll tell you.  It created more technology in terms of weapons and more soldiers who came home from the war knowing how to fight.  It is not certain that the Civil War got people used to using their guns to settle things, because while many gunfighters did participate in the Civil War, many did not.  However, it is certain that the war contributed to weapon technology.