Civil War Vocabulary 4
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
RECRUIT
- A soldier who just signed up to be a soldier without military experience
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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
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SECEDE
- To withdraw from the Union as 11 states did in 1860-1861
- During the war southerners were frequently called secesh by northerners
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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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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
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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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