A | B |
Sherman's march to the sea | Sent to capture Georgia and continue marching to the Atlantic coast. His orders were to destroy everything useful to the south that he finds on his march |
civilian | Person who is not in the military |
Gettysburg Address | Speech given by President Lincoln in 1863 after the Battle of Gettysberg |
habeas corpus | Right to have charges filed or a hearing before being jailed |
draft | Law requiring men of a certain age to serve in the military |
profiteer | person who takes advantage of an emergency to make money |
bounties | Payment made to men who joined the Union army |
inflation | A rise in prices caused by an increase in the amount of money in circulation |
tax-in-kind | Tax paid with goods rather than money |