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Abolitionist
A person who believed in the ABOLISHMENT of NEGRO slavery
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Artillery
Large, powerful weapons such as cannon and mortors
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Battery a unit of four or six cannons or a fortified position on which they are placed
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Battle large scale combat between two armed forces.
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Blockade the closing off using naval forces of a city or other area to traffic and communication
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BORDER STATE
SLAVE- OWNING STATES THAT DID NOT SECEDE FROM THE UNION DELAWARE
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CARTRIDGE BOX
A LEATHER BOX IN WHICH THE SOLDIER CARRIED HIS BULLETS OR ROUNDS
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Choroform
The liquid drug used to anesthetize wounded soldiers in the war
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Confederacy/CSA
The alliance of 11 southern states that formed the confederate states of America
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Contraband
Goods illegally traded during wartime. Slaves were sometimes called contraband during the war
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Copperhead
A northern democrat who agreed with southern secession and clamored for peace during the war
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Desertion
To leave one's military post, or to run away from battle, often punished by death
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Drill
The process of instruction recruits how to march and practice the military arts as a unit
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Draft of conscription
The selection of citizens for mandatory military service
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Dixie
Slang term for the Confederacy, also a popular Southern song
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Dysentery
An often fatal disease of the human intestines usually caused by unsanitary conditions of camps and battle sites
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Envelopment
An attack against the flanks of an enemy's army in hopes of eventually encircling it
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Emancipation
The formal release of slaves from bandage as it happened in January 1863
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Flanks
The sides of an army's line in battle. A flanking movement is attacking the sides
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Forage
The search for food by soldiers often at the expense of the farmers in battle area
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Greenback
Paper money used during the Civil war in the war
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Hardtack
A quarter-Inchon or half-inch thick hard cracker eaten by Civil war soldiers. Also known as biscuits, crackers, and army bread
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Haversack
Cloth bag used by soldiers to carry rations and food
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Infantry
Foot soldiers marching and fighting together the vast majority of civil war soldiers were infantry
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Ironclad
A ship covered with iron plates and used in civil war in the famous Merrimac vs. monitor first ever naval battles between the ironclads in 1862. They revolutionized naval warfare
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Main attack
The big concentrated attack against the enemy's weak or critical point
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Minie ball
The standard rifle bullet used in the war. From France it made the rifle more accurate and led to staggering casualties
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Picket
One or more soldiers responsible for guard duty always watchful for enemy approach
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Rank
Military leadership in order of importance and decision-making responsibilities usually prioritized from the commander-in-chief, general of the army L.T. general, majored in general, Brigadier general, colonel, major, captain, lieutenant, 1st sergeant, corporal, private
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Rations
Military term for food
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Rebel or Confederate, Butternut, Grayback, Johnny Reb, Reb
A slang term for a soldier fighting for the south
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Recruit
A soldier who has just signed up to be a soldier and is without battle experience
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Rifled musket
The standard infantry weapon in the war. 58 or 577 caliber, the "rifle" fired a minie ball through a spiral grooved barrel spinning the bullet for more velocity and accuracy
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Salt pork
The most common meal ration during the war, along with hardtack and coffee. The pork was salted to preserve it
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Secede
To withdraw from the union as 11 southern states did in 1860-1861. During the war
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Strategy
The art of military command as to an overall plan of war. How to deploy troops and where to deploy troops are components of strategic planning.
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Sutler
Dry goods salesman who traveled with the northern armies. Considered necessary for the provision of extra items for the soldiers, sulters often cheater and overcharge military customers
Photo by Leon Fishman
Tactics
The art of maneuvering troops on the battlefield
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Torpedo
Civil war term for an underwater mine that exploded. Used on rivers to defend against enemy ships
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Turning movement
A military tactic. Sending troops around the enemies flank to attack his line of communication
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Union
The collection of 23 states which fought the rebellious Confederacy during the civil war also called the United States of America
Photo by Eric B. Walker
Yank or The Blue, Federals, or Billy Yank
Term for soldier who fought for the union
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