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Civil War Vocab 1861

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ABOLITIONIST

A PERSON WHO BELIEVED IN THE ABOLISHMENT OR ABOLITION OF NEGRO SLAVERY.

ARTILLERY

LARGE, POWERFUL WEAPONS SUCH AS CANNON MORTARS.

ASSASSINATION

THE MURDER OF A PROMINENT PERSON SUCH AS PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
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BATTERY

A UNIT OF FOUR OR SIX CANNONS, OR A FORTIFIED POSITION ON WICH THEY ARE PLACED. A
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BATTLE

LARGE SCALE COMBAT BETWEEN TWO ARMED FORCES ( SKIRMISHES AND ENGAGEMENTS ARE SMALER SCALE AND BRIEFER.
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BLOCKADE

THE CLOSING OFF, USING NAVAL FORCES, OF A CITY OR OTHER AREA TO TRAFFIC AND COMMUNICATE.

BORDER STATE

SLAVE OWNING STATES THAT DID NOT SECEDE FROM THE UNION: DELEWARE, KENTUCKY, AND MISSOURI.
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CARTRIDGE BOX

A LEATHER BOX IN WHICH THE SOLDIER CARRIED HIS ROUNDS OR BULLETS.

CASUALTY

A PERSON KILLED, WOUNDED, CAPTURED, OR MISSING DURING THE WAR.
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CAVALRY

SOLDIERS MOUNTED ON HORSEBACK FIGHTING AS UNIT.
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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 ALIANCE 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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DEPLOY

TO SPREAD OUT ARMIES TO CREATE A BATTLE LINE.