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Hardtack: a quarter inch or half inch thick hard cracker eaten by civil war soldiers. also known as biscuits, crackers, and army bread.
Photo by Minnesota Historical Society
Infantry: foot soldiers marching and fighting together. the vast majority of civil war soldiers were infantry
Photo by The U.S. Army
Ironclad: a ship covered with iron plates and used in the civil war, in the famous merrimac vs monitor first ever naval battles between the ironclads in 1862
Photo by brizzle born and bred
Main attack: the big, concentrated attack against the enemy's weak or critical point
Photo by fPat
Minie ball: the standard rifle bullet used in the war. From france, it made the rifle more accurate and led to staggering casualties
Photo by Keith M Avery
Picket: one or more soldiers responsible for guard duty, always watchful for enemy approach
Photo by Universal Pops (David)
Rank: military leadership in order of importance and decision making responsibilities
Photo by Roberto_Ventre
Rations: military term for food
Photo by Leo Reynolds
