civil war

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  1. 3. War: A new way of conducting war appeared during the Civil War.
  2. 4. The distance around the inside of a gun barrel measured in thousands of an inch. Bullets are labeled by what caliber gun they fit.
  3. 6. A field fortification which was made to absorb the shock of artillery strikes.It was constructed of heavy timbers and its roof was covered with soil.
  4. 8. A line of tall stout posts securely set either as a defense, to keep the enemy out, or as a pen to keep prisoners in.
  5. 12. A two-wheeled or four-wheeled wagon or cart used to transport wounded or sick soldiers.
  6. 16. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States. Also, Union, Federal, or Northern.
  7. 17. A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot.
  8. 19. Fortified structures designed to strengthen a position in battle.
  9. 21. Small sewing kit soldiers used to repair their garments.
  10. 23. The lowest rank in the army.
  11. 26. A series of military operations that form a distinct phase of the War
  12. 27. A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured.
  13. 28. A breech-loading, single-shot, rifle-barreled gun primarily used by cavalry troops. A carbine's barrel is several inches shorter than a regular rifle-musket.
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  1. 1. A theater of war is a region or area where fighting takes place.
  2. 2. Someone who does something because they want to, not because they need to.
  3. 4. Also called the South or the Confederate States of America, the Confederacy incorporated the states that seceded from the United States of America to form their own nation.
  4. 5. The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired.
  5. 7. A branch of the military mounted on horseback. Cavalry units in the Civil War could move quickly from place to place or go on scouting expeditions on horseback, but usually fought on foot.
  6. 9. To rush towards the enemy.
  7. 10. The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps.
  8. 11. A solid, round projectile, shot from a cannon.
  9. 13. A metal blade, like a long knife or short sword, that could be attached to the end of a musket or rifle-musket and used as a spear or pike in hand-to-hand combat.
  10. 14. Cannon or other large caliber firearms; a branch of the army armed with cannon.
  11. 15. A sudden, open, unconcealed attack upon a fortified position with the intent of capturing it before its defenders could mount an effective defense.
  12. 18. Loyal to the Confederate States. Also Southern or Confederate.
  13. 20. A flag or banner carried into battle on a pole.
  14. 22. To admit defeat and give up in the face of overwhelming odds. Most defeated generals were able to negotiate surrender terms. These might include items like parole instead of prison for the soldiers or letting officers keep their sidearms.
  15. 24. A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder. Thrust from exploding powder shoots the bullet forward like a chest pass in basketball.
  16. 25. To formally enroll in the army or to call roll.