| A | B |
| civil | having to do with the people who are members of the same country |
| confederate | having to do with the southern states who separated from the United States or Union |
| enlist | to join or sign up for the military |
| futile | useless or worthless; not worth it |
| idle | not active or working; waiting and not moving |
| industrial | having to do with making things; factories etc. |
| landmark | a feature of a landscape that is easy to see and recognize |
| consolers | people who provide comfort and kindness |
| mutilate | to destroy or rip/tear apart |
| naive | not having knowledge or experience |
| primitive | simple, basic or not developed or sophisticated |
| quagmire | A swamp or marsh - place where you get stuck |
| reality | what is true or the truth; as it really is |
| recruitment | the process of getting someone to join a group |
| secede | to break away |
| slavery | the owning of one person by another person as property |
| sober | serious or solemn |
| succor | assistance or help given in a time of need |
| tignon | headdress worn by Creole women of Louisiana |
| transfixed | fascinated; held motionless as in wonder or astonishment |
| union | Northern states that stayed under a single government |