| A | B |
| habeas corpus | right that protects from being held in prison unlawfully |
| martial law | ruled by army instead of the usual government officials |
| casualties | soldiers killed, wounded, captured or missing |
| draft | system that requires people to serve in the military |
| income tax | tax on money people earn from work or investments |
| total war | conducted not only against armies, but also against people's resources and will to fight |
| Lyons Wakeman | "He" was really a woman who fought in the Civil War |
| Harriet Tubman | She worked on the Underground Railroad and assisted war effort as a nurse |
| Abraham Lincoln | He was President of the Union |
| Jefferson Davis | He was President of the Confederacy |
| Robert E. Lee | He was the commander of the Confederate forces |
| Ulysses S. Grant | He was commander of the Union forces |
| Thomas J. Jackson | He was a Confederate nicknamed "Stonewall" in the 1st Battle of Bull Run |
| Dorothea Dix | After reforming mental hospitals, she worked to set up a training program for female nurses |
| Clara Barton | She worked in the mint making coins and treated wounded soldiers right on the battlefield |