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SS Civil War Vocab#3

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HARTACK

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

  • Cloth bag used by soldiers to carry rations and food
Photo by allispossible.org.uk
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INFANTRY

  • Foot soldiers marching and fighting together the vast majority of Civil War soldiers were infantry.
Photo by mag3737
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IRONCLAD

  • A ship covered with iron plates and used in the Civil War, in the famous Merrimack vs. Monitor first ever naval battles between the ironclads in 1862. They revolutionized naval warfare.
Photo by Free Wildebeest
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MAIN ATTACK

  • The big, concentrated attack against the enemy's weak or critical point.
Photo by Scott*
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MINIE BALL

  • The standard rifle bullet used in the war. From France, it made the rifle more accurate and led to staggering casualties.
Photo by An Nguyen Photography
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PICKET

  • One or more solider's responsible for guard duty, always watchful for enemy approach.
Photo by The U.S. Army
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RANK

  • Military leadership in order of importance and decision-making responsibilities usually prioritized from the Commander-in-Chief (president), General of the Army, Lt. General, Major General, Brigadier, Colonel, Major, Lieutenant, 1st sergeant Corporal, Private.
Photo by Scott*
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RATIONS

  • Military term for food.
Photo by Vox Efx
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REBEL OR CONFEDERATE, BUTTERNUT, GRAYBACK, JOHNNY REB OR RED

  • A slang term for a solider fighting for the South.
Photo by AK Rockefeller

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