RECRUIT

• A soldier who was just signed up to be a soldier and is without battle experience

RIFLED MUSKET

• The standard infantry weapons used in the war usually .54 .577 caliber, the "rifle" fired a Minie ball through a special spiral grooved barrel spinning the bullet for more velocity and accuracy

SALT PORK

• The most common ration during the war, along with hardtack and coffee. The pork was salted to preserve it.

SECEDE

• To withdraw from the Union, as 11 Southern states did in 1860-1881. During the war,Southerners were frequently called "secesh" by Northers.

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.

SULTER

• 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.

TACTICA

• The art maneuvering troops on a battlefield.

TORPEDO

• Civil war term for an underwater mine that exploded. Used on rivers to defend against enemy ships.

TURNING MOVEMENT

• A military tactic. Sending troops around the enemy's flank (side) to attack his line of communications in the rear of his battle line.

UNION

• The collected 23 Northern states which fought the rebellious Confederacy during the Civil War. Also called The United States of America.

YANK OR THE BLUE, FEDERAL'S, OR BILLY YANK

• Terms for soldier who fought for the Union.

ZOUAVE

• Soldiers in colorful uniforms patterned after French infantry soldiers, and who specialized in Percision drilling.

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