Civil War Vocab by Kenna McGrath

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Civil War Vocab

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ABOLITIONIST

A person who believed in abolishment or abolition of slavery. noun

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ARTILLARY

Large, powerful weapons such as a cannon and mortars: noun

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Assassination :
The murder of a prominent person such as president Lincoln : verb

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Battery :
A unit of four or six cannons, or a fortified position in which they are placed.

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Battle:
Large scale combat between two armed forces: noun

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Blockade:
The closing off, using naval forces, of a city or other area to traffic and communication: noun

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Border state:
Slave-owning states that did not secede from the Union: noun

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Cartridge Box:
A leather box in which the soldier carried his rounds or bullets: noun

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Casualty:
A person killed, wounded, captured or missing during the war: noun

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Cavalry:
Soldiers mounted on horseback fighting as a unit: noun

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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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Deploy:
To spread out armies to create a battle line

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Desertion:
To leave one's military post or to run away from battles, often punishable by death: noun

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Dixie:
Slang term for the Confederacy, also a popular Southern song: noun

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Draft of conscription:
The selection of citizens for mandatory military service: noun

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Drill:
The process of instruction recruits how to march and practice the military arts as a unit: noun

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Dysentery:
An often fatal disease of the human intestines, usually caused by unsanitary conditions of military camps and battle sites: noun

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Envelopment:
An attack against the flanks of an enemy's army, in hopes of eventually encircling it

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Emancipation:
The formal release of slaves from bondage, as it happened in January 1863

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Flanks:
The sides of an army's line in battle. A flanking movement is attacking the sides: noun

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Forage:
The search for food by soldiers often at the expense of the farmers in a battle area: verb

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Greenback:
Paper money used during the Civil War in the north: noun

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Hardtack
A quarter inch / half inch thick hard cracker eaten by Civil War soldiers.

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Haversack:
Cloth bag used by soldiers to carry rations and food

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Infantry:
Foot soldiers marching and fighting together. Most civil war soldiers were infantry: noun

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Ironclad:
A ship covered with iron plates and used in the Civil War-famous battle between the Merrimack and Monitor in 1862 was first naval battle using ironclads: noun

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Main Attack:
The big concentrated attack against the enemy's weak or critical point: noun

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Minie ball:
The standard rifle bullet used in the war. From France, it made the rifle more accurate and led to huge casualties: noun

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Picket:
One or more soldiers responsible for guard duty, always watchful for enemy approach: noun

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Rank:
Military leadership in order of importance and 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, 1st Sergeant, Corporal, Private: noun

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Rations :
Millatary term for food

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Rebel or Confederate : Johnny Reb , Grayback a slang term for the South

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SALT PORK

The most common meal ration during the war along with hardtack and coffee.

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SECEDE

To withdraw from the Union, as 11 southern states did in 1860/1861.

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Strategy :
The art of military command as to an overall plan of the war.

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Sutler :
Dry goods salesman who traveled with Northern armies. Considered necessary for provision of extra items for soldiers.

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Tactics : the art Maneuvering troops on a battlefield: noun

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Torpedo: Civil War term for an underwater mine that exploded. Used on rivers to defend against enemy ships: noun

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Turning movement: a military tactic. Sending troops around the enemy's flank (side) to attack his line of communication in the rear of his battle line: noun

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Union: the collection of 23 Northern states which fought the rebellious Confederacy during the Civil War. Also called the USA: noun

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Yank, or The Blue, Federals, or Billy Yank: term used for soldier who fought for the Union: noun

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Civil War Vocab

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ABOLITIONIST

ARTILLARY

Assassination :The murder of a prominent person such as president Lincoln : verb

Battery :A unit of four or six cannons, or a fortified position in which they are placed.

Battle:Large scale combat between two armed forces: noun

Blockade:The closing off, using naval forces, of a city or other area to traffic and communication: noun

Border state:Slave-owning states that did not secede from the Union: noun

Cartridge Box:A leather box in which the soldier carried his rounds or bullets: noun

Casualty: A person killed, wounded, captured or missing during the war: noun

Cavalry: Soldiers mounted on horseback fighting as a unit: noun

Chloroform:The liquid drug used to anesthetize (put to sleep) wounded soldiers in the war

Confederacy or CSA:The alliance of 11 Southern states to form the Confederate States of America

Contraband:Goods illegally traded during wartime. Slaves were sometimes called contraband during the war.

Copperhead:A northern democrat who agreed with southern secession and clamored for peace during the war

Deploy:To spread out armies to create a battle line

Desertion:To leave one's military post or to run away from battles, often punishable by death: noun

Dixie:Slang term for the Confederacy, also a popular Southern song: noun

Draft of conscription:The selection of citizens for mandatory military service: noun

Drill:The process of instruction recruits how to march and practice the military arts as a unit: noun

Dysentery: An often fatal disease of the human intestines, usually caused by unsanitary conditions of military camps and battle sites: noun

Envelopment: An attack against the flanks of an enemy's army, in hopes of eventually encircling it

Emancipation:The formal release of slaves from bondage, as it happened in January 1863

Flanks: The sides of an army's line in battle. A flanking movement is attacking the sides: noun

Forage: The search for food by soldiers often at the expense of the farmers in a battle area: verb

Greenback: Paper money used during the Civil War in the north: noun

HardtackA quarter inch / half inch thick hard cracker eaten by Civil War soldiers.

Haversack:Cloth bag used by soldiers to carry rations and food

Infantry:Foot soldiers marching and fighting together. Most civil war soldiers were infantry: noun

Ironclad:A ship covered with iron plates and used in the Civil War-famous battle between the Merrimack and Monitor in 1862 was first naval battle using ironclads: noun

Main Attack:The big concentrated attack against the enemy's weak or critical point: noun

Minie ball:The standard rifle bullet used in the war. From France, it made the rifle more accurate and led to huge casualties: noun

Picket:One or more soldiers responsible for guard duty, always watchful for enemy approach: noun

Rank:Military leadership in order of importance and 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, 1st Sergeant, Corporal, Private: noun

Rations :Millatary term for food