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ABOLITIONIST
SOMEONE WHO BELIEVED TO END NEGRO SLAVERY
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ARTILLERY
A LARGE POWERFUL WEAPON, LIKE A CANNON
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ASSASSINATION
THE MURDER OF A PROMINENT PERSON, LIKE ABE LINCOLN
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BATTERY
A UNIT OF FOUR LR SIX CANNONS, OR WHERE THEY ARE PLACED
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BATTLE
A LARGE SCALE COMBAT BETWEEN TWO ARMED FORCES
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BLOCKADE
THE CLOSING OFF OF A CITY OR OTHER AREA, USING NAVAL FORCES
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BORDER STATE
SLAVE-OWNED STATES THAT DID NOT SECEDE FROM THE UNION
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CARTRIDGE BOX
A LEATHER BOX THAT A SOLDIER WOULD CARRY AROUND HIS BULLETS
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CASUALTY
A PERSON KILLED, WOUNDED, CAPTURED, OR MISSING DURING THE WAR
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CAVALRY
A SOLDIER MOUNTED ON HORSEBACK FIGHTING AS A UNIT
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CHLOROFORM
A DRUG USED TO PUT WOUNDED SOLDIERS TO SLEEP
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CONFEDERACY OR CSA
THE ALLIANCE OF 11 SOUTHERN STATES TO FORM THE CONFEDERACY
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CONTRABAND
ILLEGAL GOODS TRADED DURING THE WAR, LIKE A SLAVE
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COPPERHEAD
A NORTHERN DEMOCRAT WHO AGREED WHITH SOUTHERNS TO CLAIM PEASE
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DEPLOY
TO SPREAD ARMIES OUT TO CREATE A BATTLE LINE
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DESERTION
TO RUN AWAY FROM BATYLE OR LEAVE A POST
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DIXIE
SLANG TERM FOR THE CSA
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DRAFT CONSCRIPTION
A SELECTION OF CITIZENS TO FIGHT IN THE WAR
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DRILL
THE PROCESS OF A MARCH ROUTINE
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DYSENTERY
A COMMON DESIES OF IN CAMPS, USUALLY CAUSED BY GERMS
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ENELOPMENT
AN ATTACK AGAIST THE OTHER ARMY, IN HOPES OF ENCIRCLING IT
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EMANCIPATION
THE FORMAL RELEASE OF SLAVES FROM BONDAGE
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FLANKS
ATTACKING THE SIDES OF AN ARMYS BATTLE LINE
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FORAGE
LOOKING FOR FOOD, SOLDIERS OFTEN HAD TO DO THIS
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GREENBACK
PAPER MONEY USED IN THE NORTH DURING THE WAR
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HARDTACK
A HARD BISCUT OR BISCUT OR CRACKER SOLDIERS WOULD EAT
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HAVERSACK
A CLOTH BAG SOLDIERS WOULD HOLD FOOD IN
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INFANTRY
A FOOT SOLDIER MARCHING IN THE WAR
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IRONCLAD
A SHIP MADE OUT OF IRON. THE MONITER AND MERRIMACK
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MAIN ATTACK
AN ATTACK AGAINST THE OTHER SIDES WEAKEST POINT
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MINI BALL
THE STANDARD RIFLE BULLET USED IN THE WAR
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PICKET
SOLDIERS WATCHING OUT FOR ENEMY APPROACHES
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RANK
YOUR POSITION IN THE ARMY. OR LEADERSHIP
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RATIONS
MILITARY FORM FOR FOOD
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REBEL, BUTTERNUT, GRAYBACK, JOHNNY REB
A TERM FOR A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER
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RECRUIT
A NEW SOLDER WITH NO MILITARY EXPERIENCE
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RIFLED MUSKET
THE STANDARD GUN WEAPON USED IN WAR.
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SALT PORK
THE MOST POPULAR RATION IN THE CIVIL WAR, SALTED JERKY
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SECEDE
TO WITHDRAW FROM THE UNION, 11 STATES SECEDED
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STRATAGY
THE BATTLE PLAN
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SUTLER
DRY GOODS THAT MERCHANTS WOULD TRAVEL AND SELL
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TACTICS
MANEUVERING TROOPS ON THE BATTLE FIELD STRATAGY
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TORPEDO
AN UNDERWATER MINE THAT EXPLODED, USED IN THE NAVY
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TURNING MOVEMENT
A MILITARY TACTIC TO FLANK OR TURN ALTOGETHER
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UNION
23 NORTHERN STATES CALLED THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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YANK, FEDERALS, THE BLUE
SLANG TERM FOR UNION SOLDIERS
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ZOUAVE
FRENCH FOOT SOLDIER DRESSED IN COLORFUL UNIFORMS
Katherine Wahr
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