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Civil War Vocabulary 4

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

RECRUIT

  • A soldier who just signed up to be a soldier without military experience

RIFLED MUSKET

  • The standard Infantry weapon used in the war
  • Usually .58 or .557 calibre the rifle fired a Minnie ball through the 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 for hardtack and coffe
  • The pork was salted to preserve it

SECEDE

  • To withdraw from the Union as 11 states did in 1860-1861
  • During the war southerners were frequently called secesh by northerners
Photo by Ed Yourdon

STRATEGY

  • The art of military command as to an overall plan of war
  • How to deploy troops and where to deploy them are components of strategic planning
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SUTLER

  • Dry goods salesman who traveled with the northern armies
  • Considered necessary for the provisions of extra items for the soldiers
  • Sutlers often cheated and overcharged military customers
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TACTICS

  • The art of maneuvering troops on a 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 across an enemy flank to attack his line of communications in the rear of the battle line

UNION

  • The collection of 23 northern states which fought the rebellious confederacy during the civil war
  • Also called the United States of America
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YANK,THE BLUE,FEDERALES,OR BILLY YANK

  • Term for soldier who fought for the Union.
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ZOUAVE

  • Soldiers in colorful uniforms patterned after French military soldiers and who specialized in precision drilling
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