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| Important to Union Strategy; Maryland Delaware, Tennessee, Missouri. Divided over which side to support |
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| Period of time between 1812 and 1860. "before the war" Used to label pre-war south |
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| Food rations. Nickname Union soldiers gave canned beef |
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| White canvas bag of one square foot. Held rations and other supplies. Waterproof and a flag and buckle. Officers had custom leather ones |
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| Most commonly known as the division between free north and slave south during the Civil War era |
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| Type of rule when military is in charge and Bill of Rights freedoms suspended |
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| Names given to members of the Confederate Army. Aka Johnny Red |
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| Name given to members of the Union Army. Aka Army of the Potomac (Pa-to-mic) |
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| Fas ships used by the Confederates to break Union ships. Crucial to Confederate war effort once Union blockade was in place |
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| Iron plated ships used by both sides in the war. Battle of Hampton Roads: USS Monitor fought CSS Virginia (originally USS Merrimac) first Ironclad battle |
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| Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery |
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| Hard cracker made of flour, salt, an water. Similar to Saltines. Used as filler instead of perishables Commonly during long sea voyages. |
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| Emancipation Proclamation |
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| Issued by president Lincoln on January 1, 1863. Applies only to lands outside the Union. Excluded more than 1 million slaves mostly in border states. Political gamble did not free any slaves |
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| Peace democrats who wanted to end the war. called "copperheads" in comparison to poisonous snakes. Strongest north of the Ohio river. Died out |
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| Legal right for persons not to be taken from home without a legal right or cause. Not be detained or punished by officials with out getting a fair hearing. |
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| Slang term for US dollars. US notes or paper money printed by government not backed by gold or silver. Legal tender for paying debts. Originally issued to pay expenses incurred by the Union during the Civil War |
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| Drafting of men for military service. Lincoln used increase the size of the Union army. |
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| In military term: the art or science of planning and conducting a war. Overall plan of how to defeat an army |
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| destroying the enemy armies as well as its resources or war making capabilities. Citizens suffered as much as the armies. General William Tecumseh Scherman is the first military commander to intentionally use total war |
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| A sum of many paid to people to join the war. North particularly used bounty. Bounties varied between states and regiments and martial status or race |
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| A cap worn by soldiers official part of the uniform. Varied in color based on the unit |
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| A small sewing kit given to soldiers to repair their uniform |
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| A wide brimmed hat, sometimes worn instead of the kepi mainly by officers |
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| Roving the countryside in search of food sometimes taking from farmers. Both sides foraged. Word bummer; soldier that would take needed items |
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| A cannon, mounted guns, and other large weapons |
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| A weapon like a knife attached to the front end of a rifle. |
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| Group of men fighting from horseback, sometimes used as scouts |
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| A group of men fighting on foot |
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| Military term for killed, wounded, or missing soldiers in war |
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| Tax by government on the money people receive from their employer |
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| Price goes up while wages stay the same. Things cost more and your money buys less |
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| Title given to certain infantries of volunteers. Uniforms were short open front jackets, open front trousers and sashes sometimes oriental headgear. UNion: 70 regimens Confederacy: 25 |
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