Civil War Vocab
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BATTLE
- Large scale combat between two armed forces.(skirmishes and engagements are smaller and briefer)
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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 STATES
- Slave owning states that did not secede from the union, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri.
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CHLOROFORM
- The liquid drug used to anesthetize(put to sleep) wounded soldiers in the war.
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CONFEDERACY OR CSA
- The alliance of 11 southern states to form 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 punishable by death.
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DRAFT OF CONSCRIPTION
- The selection of citizens for mandatory military service.
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DRILL
- The process of instruction recruits how to march and practice the military
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DYSENTERY
- An often fatal disease of the human intestines, usually caused by unsanitary conditions of military camps and battle sites.
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ENVELOPMENT
- An attack against an enemy's army, in hopes of eventually encircling it.
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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 farmers in battle area.
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HARDTACK
- A quarter inch or half inch hard cracker eaten by Civil War soldiers. Also known as biscuits, crackers, and army bread.
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INFANTRY
- Foot soldiers marching fighting together. The vast majority of Civil War soldiers were infantry.
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IRONCLAD
- Shift covered in iron plates and used in the Civil War, in the famous Merrimac vs. Monitor fist ever naval battles between the iron clads in 1862. They revolutionized naval warfare.
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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 in decision-making responsibilities usually prioritized from the Commander-in-Chief (President), General of the Army, Lt. General, Major General, Brigadier General, Colonel, Major, Captain, Lieutenant, first Sergeant, Corporal, Private.
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REBEL OR CONFEDERATE, BUTTERNUT, GRAYBACK, JOHNNY REB, OR 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 used in the war. Usually .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, 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 during 1860-1861. During the war, Southerners were frequently called "secesh" by northerners.
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STRATEGY
- The art of military command as to an overall plan of war. How to deploy troops to deploy troops are components of strategic planning.
SUTLER
- Dry goods salesman to travel with the Northern armies. Considered necessary for the provision of extra items for the soldiers, sutlers often cheater and over charge military customers
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TORPEDO
- Civil war term for an underwater mind that exploded. Used on Rivers just send against enemy ships.
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TURNING MOVEMENT
- A military tactic. Sending troops around enemy's flank (side) to attack his line of communications in the rear of his battle line.
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UNION
- The collection of 23 Northern states which fought the Confederacy during the Civil War. Also called the United States of America.
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YANK OR BLUE, FEDERALS, OR BILLY YANK
- Term for soldier who fought for the Union
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