| A | B |
|---|
| envelopment | an attack against the flanks of an enemy's army |
| emancipation | the formal release of slaves |
| flanks | the sides of an army's line in battle |
| forage | the search for food by soldiers |
| greenback | paper money used in the North during the Civil War |
| hardtack | hard cracker eaten by soldiers, army bread |
| haversack | cloth bag used by soldiers to carry rations and food |
| infantry | foot soldiers, vast majority of Civil War soldiers |
| ironclad | a ship covered with iron plates used during the Civil War |
| main attack | a concentrated attack against the enemy's weak or critical point |
| Minie ball | standard rifle bullet used during the war |
| picket | soldiers responsible for guard duty |
| rank | leadership in order of importance |
| rations | military term for food |
| rebel | slang term for a soldier fighting for the South |
