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CIVIL WAR

VOCABULARY WORDS
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ABOLITIONIST

SOMEONE WHO BELIEVED IN ABOLISHING SLAVERY

ARTILLERY

LARGE AND POWERFUL WEAPONS LIKE CANNONS

ASSASSINATION

THE INTENDED MURDER OF AN IMPORTANT PERSON SUCH AS LINCOLN.
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BATTERY

A UNIT OF FOUR TO SIX CANNONS OR A FORTIFIED POSITION WHERE THEY'RE PLACED.

BATTLE

LARGE SCALE COMBAT BETWEEN TWO ARMED FORCES
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BLOCKADE

THE CLOSING OFF OF A CITY OR TO TRAFFIC AND COMMUNICATION
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BORDER STATE

SLAVE OWNING STATES THAT DIDN'T SECEDE FROM THE UNION: DE, KY, MO
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CARTRIDGE BOX

A LEATHER BOX WHERE A SOLDIER CARRIED HIS BULLETS
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CASUALTY

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

SOLDIERS MOUNTED ON HORSEBACK FIGHTING AS A UNIT
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CHLOROFORM

THE DRUG USED TO PUT TO SLEEP WOUNDED SOLDIERS
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CONFEDERACY (CSA)

THE ALLIANCE OF THE ELEVEN SOUTHERN STATES
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CONTRABAND

GOODS ILLEGALLY TRADED DURING THE WAR

COPPERHEAD

A NORTHERN DEMOCRAT WHO AGREED WITH SOUTHERN SECESSION
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DEPLOY

TO SPREAD OUT ARMIES TO CREATE A BATTLE LINE
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TEST TWO

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DESERTION

TO LEAVE ONE'S MILITARY POST, OR TO RUN AWAY FROM BATTLES

DIXIE

SLANG TERM FOR THE CONFEDERACY, ALSO A POPULAR SOUTHERN SONG
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DRAFT OF CONSCRIPTION

THE SELECTION OF CITIZENS FOR MANDATORY MILITARY SERVICE

DRILL

INSTRUCTING RECRUITS HOW TO MARCH AND PRACTICE THE MILITARY ARTS

DYSENTERY

AN OFTEN FATAL DISEASE OF THE HUMAN INTESTINES
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ENVELOPMENT

AN ATTACK ON THE FLANKS OF AN ENEMY ARMY IN HOPES OF ENCIRCLING IT
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EMANCIPATION

THE FORMAL RELEASE OF SLAVES FROM BONDAGE, AS ON JANUARY 1.
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FLANKS

THE SIDES OF AN ARMY IN BATTLE
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FORAGE

THE SEARCH FOR FOOD BY SOLDIERS
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GREENBACK

THE PAPER MONEY USED BY THE NORTH DURING THE WAR
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TEST THREE

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HARDTACK

A SMALL VERY HARD CRACKER EATEN BY CW SOLDIERS

HAVERSACK

CLOTH BAG WHERE SOLDIERS CARRIED THEIR FOOD
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INFANTRY

FOOT SOLDIERS MARCHING AND FIGHTING TOGETHER
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IRONCLAD

A SHIP COVERED IN IRON PLATES AND USED IN THE CW
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MAIN ATTACK

THE BIG, CONCENTRATED ATTACK AGAINST THE ENEMY WEAK POINT
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MINIE BALL

THE STANDARD RIFLE BULLET USED IN THE WAR

PICKET

ONE OR MORE SOLDIERS RESPONSIBLE FOR GAURD DUTY

RANK

MILITARY LEADERSHIP IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE

RATIONS

MILITARY TERM FOR FOOD
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REBEL, CONFEDERATE, BUTTERNUT,⬇️

GRAYBACK, JOHNNY REB, OR REB. SLANG TERM FOR SOUTHERN SOLDIERS
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TEST 4

RECRUIT

A SOLDIER WHO JUST SIGNED UP FOR BATTLE
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RIFLED MUSKET

A STANDARD INFANTRY WEAPON USED WAR

SALT PORK

THE MOST COMMON RATION DURING THE WAR

SECEDE

TO WITHDRAW FROM THE UNION AS 11 SOUTHERN STATES DID

STRATEGY

THE ART OF MILITARY COMMAND AS TO AN OVERALL PLAN OF WAR

SUTLER

DRY GOODS SALESMAN WHO TRAVELED WITH UNION ARMYS

TACTICS

THE ART OF MANEUVERING TROOPS ON A BATTLEFEILD

TORPEDO

CIVIL WAR TERM FOR AN UNDERWATER MINE THAT EXPLODED

TURNING MOVEMENT

.TO SEND TROOPS AROUND THE ENEMYS FLANK TO ATTACK THE LINE OF COMMUNICATIONS

UNION

23 STATES THAT FOUGHT THE CSA DURING THE WAR

YANK, THE BLUE, FEDERALS, OR BILLY YANK

TERMS FOR SOLDIERS THAT FOUGHT FOR THE UNION

ZOUAVE

SOLDIERS PATTERNED IN COLORFUL UNIFORMS WHO SPECIALIZED IN PRECISION DRILLING