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Civil War #3

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HARDTACK

  • A quarter-inch or half-inch thick hard cracker eaten by Civil War soldiers. Also known as biscuits, crackers, and army bread.
Photo by jeferonix

HAVERSACK

  • Cloth bag used by soldiers to carry rations and food

INFANTRY

  • Foot soldiers marching and fighting together. The wast majority of a Civil War soldiers were infantry
Photo by The U.S. Army

IRONCLAD

  • A ship covered with iron plates and used in the Civil War, in the famous Merrimack vs. Monitor ever naval battles between the ironclads in1862. They revolutionized naval warfare.

MAIN ATTACK

  • The big, concentrated attack against the enemy’s weak or critical point

MINIE BALL

  • The standard rifle bullet used in the war. From France, it made the rifle more accurate and led the to staggering casualties
Photo by Keith M Avery

PICKET

  • One of more soldiers responsible for guard duty, always watchful for enemy approach
Photo by Sticker Mule

RANK

  • Military leadership in order of importance and decision-making responsibilities usually prioritized form the Commander-in-Chief (president), General of the Army, Lt. General, Major General, Brigadier General, Colonel, Major, Captain, Lieutenant, 1st Sergeant, Corporal Private
Photo by sam_churchill

RATIONS

  • Military term for food
Photo by Jacek.NL

REBEL OR CONFEDERATE, BUTTERNUT, GREYBACK, JONNY REB, OR REB

  • A slang term for a soldier fighting for the South
Photo by dbnunley