Civil War Vocabulary

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  1. 4. A vital piece of equipment carried by both Union and Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. Was used to carry all sorts of belongings that soldiers needed to stay alive while in camp or on the march.
  2. 7. A steam-propelled warship protected by steel or iron armor.
  3. 9. Made from leather, a common type of shoe in the Civil War.
  4. 10. Known as the North or the United States. This was the portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War.
  5. 11. A league or alliance of confederate states.
Down
  1. 1. A northerner who moved to the south during the period of Reconstruction (1865-1877) for economic, social, and sometimes political opportunities.
  2. 2. Large property dependent on the labor of enslaved people. Also known as a labor camp.
  3. 3. The term originated in the mid-1860s which is a slang term for U.S. paper dollars.
  4. 5. A person who wants to stop or abolish slavery.
  5. 6. Soldiers trained, armed, and equipped to fight on foot.
  6. 8. Ranged weapons that launch munitions.