| A | B |
|---|
| fortitude | strength |
| politics | having to do with citizens or government |
| secession | withdrawing from an organization |
| abolitionist | someone against slavery |
| chamber pot | a portable unit used for going to the bathroom |
| scowl | frown |
| pummeled | beaten |
| mess | group of people who eat together regularly |
| union suits | underwear consisting of an undershirt and underpants in one piece |
| threadbare | worn so that the threads show |
| furlough | time off from an assignment, especially given to soldiers |
| skirmish | a brief fight between small groups of soldiers |
| quartermaster | an army officer who provides food, shelter, and clothing for army troops |
| cavalry | soldiers who fought on horseback |
| quinine | a bitter medicine for treating malaria and fevers |
