A person who believed in the abolishment of negro slavery

LARGE, POWERFUL WEAPONS SUCH AS A CANNON AND MORTARS

The murder of a prominent person such as President Lincoln

A unit of 4 to 6 cannons together

LARGE SCALE COMBAT BETWEEN TWO ARMED FORCES

To closing off, using naval forces, of a city or other traffic area.

SLAVE OWNING STATES THAT DID NOT SECEDE FROM THE UNION.

A leather box in which the soldier carried his arms and bullets

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

Soldiers mounted on horseback fighting as an unit

A liquid drug used to anesthetize wounded soldiers in the war

The alliance of 11 southern states to form the CSA.

GOODS ILLEGALLY TRADED DURING WAR TIME. SLAVES WERE SOMETIMES CALLED CONTRABAND DURING THE WAR

A NORTHERN DEMOCRAT WHO AGREED WITH SOUTHERN SECESSION AND CLAMORED FOR PEACE DURING THE WAR.

TO SPREAD OUT ARMIES TO CREATE A BATTLE LINE.

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

Slang term for Confederacy, also a popular Southern song

The selection of citizens for mandatory military service.

The process of instructing recruits how to march and practice the military arts as a unit

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

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

The former release of slaves from bondage, as it happened in January 1863

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

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

Paper money used during the Civil War in the North

A quarter-inch or half-inch hard cracker eaten by Civil War soldiers

Cloth bag used by soldiers to carry rations and food

Foot soldiers marching and fighting together

A ship covered in metal plates used in the Civil War

The big concentrated attack against the enemy's weak or critical point

The standard riffle bullet used in the war

One or more soldiers responsible for Guard duty

Military leadership in order of importance

Military term for food

A slang term for a soldier fighting for the South

A soldier who just signed up and has no battle experience.

The standard infantry weapon used in the war

The most common meal ration during the war

To withdraw from the Union, as 11 Southern states did in 1860-1861

The art of military command as to an overall plan.

Dry goods salesman who traveled with the Union.

The art of maneuvering troops on a battle field

Civil war term for an underwater mine.

A military tactic. Send troops around the enemy's flank.

The collection of 23 Northern states.

Term for soldier who fought for the Union

Soldiers in colorful uniforms.