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| Artillery | Mounted projectile-firing guns. |
| Barracks | A building for lodging soldiers. |
| Battalion | Made up of six companies of soldiers. |
| Blockhouse | A two story building normally constructed on a corner of a fort. A blockhouse |
| Cannon | Large smoothbore gun, crew-served, which fired solid shot (cannon ball) and |
| Commissary | Stores food and supplies for the fort. |
| Company | Made up of two to four platoons of soldiers. |
| Corporal | Second highest noncommissioned officer in company. |
| Engineer | Soldiers who specialized in building forts, roads, and bridges. Topographical |
| Enlisted Man | Name given to a man who has signed up or “enlisted” in the army. A private |
| Fortifications | Having to do with forts and their construction. |
| Howitzer | A cannon having a comparatively short barrel, used especially for firing shells at |
| Infantry | Soldiers who fight primarily on foot. |
| Keelboat | A flat-bottomed boat used to haul soldiers and equipment. This boat could be |
| Limber | The wagon that carries the limber chest. It is connected to the cannon and is |
| Limber Chest | The case that held artillery ammunition. |
| Musket | Smooth bore (no rifling in barrel) shoulder fired weapon. Able to carry a bayonet. |
| Napoleon | Nickname given to light twelve pounder gun/howitzer. |
| Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) | A sergeant or corporal. Ran the day to day operations |
| Officer | A soldier who has received a commission (a written document) from congress, |
| Platoon | Made up of perhaps twenty to thirty soldiers. |
| Quartermaster | An officer charged with providing quarters, clothing, transportation, etc., |
| Rank | Identifies the levels of authority over other soldiers. As an example, a private is the |
| Rations | Food which was issued to each soldier according to army regulations. |
| Regiment | Made up of 4 battalions of soldiers. |
| Regulations | Refers to the rules that a soldier must follow. Punishment was swift and |
| Rifle | A weapon that has rifling (grooves cut in bore of gun) that imparts a spin to the ball. |
| Sentry | A soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of |
| Sergeant | Highest ranking noncommissioned officer in a company. Appointed by |
| Shako | Type of hat worn by soldiers in the infantry and U.S. Rifle Regiment. |
