American Civil War Terms

4. - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
6. - A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
8. - A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
10. - An army of citizens used during emergencies.
12. - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
15. - A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
18. - A nickname for the South.
19. - The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
22. - A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved.
23. - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
25. - Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
27. - The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
28. Proclamation - An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.
29. - A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
31. - A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.

1. - The side of an army or military unit.
2. - A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
3. - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
5. - Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
7. - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
9. - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
11. - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
13. - A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
14. - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
16. - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
17. theater - The fighting during the Civil War that took place west of the Appalachian Mountains. It eventually included the fighting in Georgia and the Carolinas as well.
20. - When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
21. - A commutation was when a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army.
24. - Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
26. - The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
30. - A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.