Civil War Vocabulary
Published on Feb 03, 2016
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ABOLITIONIST
A PERSON WHO BELIEVED IN THE ABOLISHMENT OR ABOLITION OF NEGRO SLAVERY
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BATTERY
A UNIT OF FOUR OR SIX CANNONS, OR A FORTIFIED POSITION ON WHICH THEY WERE PLACED
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BATTLE
LARGE SCALE COMBAT BETWEEN TWO ARMED FORCES ( SKIRMISHES AND ENGAGEMENTS ARE SMALLER SCALED AND BRIEFER
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BLOCKADE
THE CLOSING OFF, USING NAVAL FORCES, OF A CITY OR OTHER AREA TO TRAFFIC AND COMMUNICATION
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BORDER STATE
SLAVE-OWNING STATES THAT DID NOT SECEDE FROM THE UNION:DELAWARE, KENTUCKY, AND MISSOURI
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CHLOROFORM
THE LIQUID DRUG USED TO ANESTHETIZE ( PUT TO SLEEP ) WOUNDED SOLDIERS IN THE WAR
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CONFEDERACY OR CSA
THE ALLIANCE OF 11 SOUTHERN STATES TO FORM THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA
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CONTRABAND
GOODS ILLEGALLY TRADED DURING WARTIME. SLAVES WERE SOMETIMES CALLED CONTRABAND DURING THE WAR
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COPPERHEAD
A NORTHERN DEMOCRAT WHO AGREED WITH SOUTHERN SECESSION AND CLAMORED FOR PEACE DURING THE WAR
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DESRTION
TO LEAVE ONE'S MILITARY POST, OR TO RUN AWAY FROM BATTLES, OFTEN PUNISHABLE BY DEATH
DIXIE
SLANG TERM FOR THE CONFEDERACY, ALSO A POPULAR SOUTHERN SONG
DRAFT OF CONSCRIPTION
THE SELECTION OF CITIZENS FOR MANDATORY MILITARY SERVICE
DRILL
THE PROCESS OF INSTRUCTION RECRUITS HOW TO MARCH AND PRACTICE THE MILITARY ARTS AS A UNIT
DYSENTARY
AN OFTEN FATAL DISEASE OF THE HUMAN INTESTINES, USUALLY CAUSED BY UNSANITARY CONDITIONS OF MILITARY CAMPS AND BATTLE SITES
ENVELOPMENT
AN ATTACK AGAINST THE FLANKS OF AN ENEMY'S ARMY, IN HOPES OF EVENTUALLY ENCIRCLING IT
EMANCIPATION
THE FORMAL RELEASE OF SLAVES FROM BONDAGE, AS IT HAPPENED IN JANUARY 1863
FLANKS
THE SIDES OF AN ARMY'S LINE IN BATTLE. A FLANKING MOVEMENT IS ATTACKING THE SIDES
FORAGE
THE SEARCH FOR FOOD BY SOLDIERS OFTEN AT THE EXPENSE OF THE FARMERS IN A BATTLE AREA
GREENBACK
PAPER MONEY USED DURING THE CIVIL WAR IN THE NORTH
HARDTACK
- A QUARTER-INCH OF HALF-INCH THICK HARD CRACKER EATEN BY CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS. ALSO KNOWN AS BISCUITS, CRACKERS, AND ARMY BREAD.
HAVERSACK
CLOTH BOG USED BY SOLDIERS TO CARRY RATIONS AND FOOD
INFANTRY
- FOOT SOLDIERS MARCHING AND FIGHTING TOGETHER. THE VAST MAJORITY OF CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS WERE INFANTRY
IRONCLAD
- A SHIP COVERED WITH IRON PLATES AND USED IN THE CIVIL WAR, IN THE FAMOUS MERRIMAC VS. MONITOR FIRST EVER NAVAL BATTLES BETWEEN THE IRONCLADS IN 1862. 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 TO STAGGERING CASUALTIES
PICKET
- ONE OR MORE SOLDIERS RESPONSIBLE FOR GUARD DUTY, ALWAYS WATCHFUL FOR ENEMY APPROACH
RANK
- MILITARY LEADERSHIP IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE AND DECISION-MAKING RESPONSIBILITIES USUALLY PRIORITIZED FROM THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF(PRESIDEN) ,GENERAL OF THE ARMY, LT. GENERAL,MAJOR GENERAL,BRIGADIER GENERAL, COLONEL, MAJOR, CAPTAIN, LIEUTENANT, 1ST SERGEANT,CORPORAL, PRIVATE
RATIONS
MILITARY TERM FOR FOOD
REBEL OR CONFEDERATE, BUTTERNUT, GRAYBACK, JOHNNY REB, OR REB
A SLANG TERM FOR A SOLDIER FIGHTING FOR THE SOUTH
RECRUIT
- A SOLDIER WHO HAS JUST SIGNED UP TO BE A SOLDIER AND IS WITHOUT BATTL EXPERIENCE
RIFLED MUSKET
- THE STANDARD INFANTRY WEAPON USED IN WAR. USUALLY. 58 OR. 577 CALIBER, THE "RIFLE "FIRED A MINIE BALL THROUGH A SPIRAL GROOVED BARREL, SPINNING THE BULLET FOR MOVE VELOCITY AND ACCURACY
SALT PORK
- The most common meal ration during the war, along with Hartack and coffee. The pork was salted to preserve it.
SECEDE
- To withdraw from the union, as 11 southern states did in 18 60–18 61. During the war, Southerners were frequently called "secesh" by northerners
STRATEGY
- The art of military command as to an overall plan of war. How to deploy troops and where to deploy troops are components of that strategic planning.
SUTLER
- Dry goods salesman who traveled with the northern armies. Considered necessary for the provocation extra items for the soldiers, sulters often cheater and overcharge military customers
TACTICS
- The art of maneuvering troops on a battlefield
TORPEDO
- Civil war term for an underwater mine that exploded. Used on rivers to defend against enemy ships
TURNING MOVEMENT
- A military tactic. Sending troops around the enemy's flank to attack his line of communications in the rear of his battle line
UNION
- The collection of 23 northern states which fought the rebellious Confederacy during the Civil War. Also called the United States of America
YANK OR THE BLUE, FEDERALS, OR BILLY YANK
- Term for soldiers who fought for the Union
