Civil War terms

amputations

¾ of all surgeries during the war were this type

Anaconda Plan

Union plan to starve the Confederacy into submission by dividing the South

border states

states that sided with the Union despite maintaining slavery

bromine

medicine that helps prevent infections

cannon

weapon used in the Civil War

Confederacy

the states of the South

chloroform

chemical used for anesthesia

dog tag

soldiers used this as a form of identification

embalming

method used to preserve dead bodies

Emancipation Proclamation

President Lincoln's order to end slavery in the Confederate states

funeral

body preservation techniques allowed this type of service to occur in a soldier's hometown

grooves

etched into a rifle barrel to improve its accuracy and range

Gettysburg Address

speech President Lincoln gave in 1863 to dedicate a soldiers' cemetery

horse

animal used in warfare

infection

This could be more deadly to a soldier than a bullet wound

inflation

monetary problem especially prevalent in the South

Jefferson Davis

president of the Confederacy

kepi

name for the type of hat worn by Union soldiers

lead

the new bullets of the Civil War were made of this material

minie ball

new kind of bullet in the Civil War

nurses

women often took on this battlefield role during the war

offensive

the Union had to take this position of attacking

photographs

this technology was used to visually capture the aftermath of battles

Postal Service

letters were delivered between soldiers and their families by this government office

Quaker guns

logs that were painted to fool enemies into thinking they were cannons

rifle

long-barreled gun used during the Civil War

Robert E. Lee

leader of the Confederate army

railroad

the northern states had more of this transportation available

slaves

people who are forced to labor without pay

telegraph

a new method of speedy communication used mainly by the Union

total war

a tactic used to destroy enemy morale by killing civilians and taking or destroying their resources

Ulysses S. Grant

Civil War general who later became president

Union

the name for the northern states

Virginia

this state holds the capital city of the South.

Washington, D.C.

this is the capital of the Union.

William T. Sherman

Union general best known for a destructive 400-mile march through the South

Yankees

nickname for northerners