| A | B |
|---|
| routine | a pattern regularly followed |
| lever | a bar used with a fulcrum for prying |
| blade | the cutting part of a shovel |
| scabbard | a cover for a sword |
| awed | inspired with respect |
| bayonet | a daggerlike weapon used on the end of a muzzle rifle |
| infantry | soldiers on foot |
| artillery | large caliber mounted firearms |
| regiment | a military unit or group of battalions |
| vanquished | overcome in battle |
| foe | enemy |
| sharpshooter | marksman |
| glint | shine because of a reflection |
| laurel root | type of shrub related to cinnamon or sasafras |
| vittles | food supplies for people |
| oval | egg shaped |
| calculating | marked with shrewed selfishness |
| prig | person who irritates by overdoing good manners |
| saber | a cavalry sword with a curved blade |
| scabbard | covering for a weapon |
| pouch | a small bag |
| Johnny Reb | nickname for a Confederate soldier |
| Confederate | part of the Southern Confederacy |
| waning | getting smaller |
| ambushed | attacked by surprise |
| ramrod | the rod used to push the charge into the open end of a rifle |
| conscription | draft |
| conscriptors | men drafted into military service |
| clods | lumps of dirt or clay |
| seceded | withdrawn from membership |
| suited | pleased with or fitted for purpose |
