Civil war abcs

By Brian Hwang

A, B, and C A-Antietam. The Battle of Antietam was the

bloodiest battle. Also the first battle of the Civil War.

B-Bayonet. It is a weapon that fits into a musket or rifle. It wasn’t used very much, but it was used for the Bayonet Charge of the Union.

C-Confederacy. The South is the Confederacy. They fought in the Civil War to be their own country against the Union.

D, E, and F D-Defense. It was important to defend the

Capitol in the Civil War. Washington D.C. and Richmond, Virginia.

E-Emancipation. The Emancipation Proclamation made the Civil War about slavery by saying if the Union won, slaves were freed.

F-Federals. Federals troops were the Union army. They fought the Confederates.

G, H, and I G-George McClellan. He was a major

general in the Civil War. He wanted to be President so he disobeyed Lincoln.

H-Hardtack. They were crackers given to soldiers. They were rock hard.

I-Ironclad. They are ships covered with iron. They could stand shots so they were important.

J, K, and L J-Jacket. Jackets made of wool. All

soldiers wore them in the Civil War. K-Knapsack. Canvas that strapped to

soldiers backs. It carried belongings. L-Longstreet. A Confederate general.

He served General Lee.

M, N, and O M-Musket. A firearm that both the

Union and the Confederacy used in the Civil War.

N-North. The North was the Union. The North had no slavery.

O-Offense. Attacking. It was better to defend.

P, Q, and r P-Pickett. He was a Confederate general.

He led and commanded Pickett’s Charge. Q-Quaker guns- Logs painted to look like

guns. Prince John McGruder once told McClellan that his army was 3x as large as McClellan’s. McClellan found a bunch of Quaker guns.

R-Rebel. Another name for a Confederate. Loyal to the South.

S, T, and u S-South. The Confederacy. They owned

slaves. They fought the North(Union.) T-Territory. Lands that weren’t states yet.

Union and Confederacy tried to make them a free state or a slave state when they became a state.

U-Union. The North. They had no slaves. The Union fought the Confederacy in the Civil War.

V, W, and X V-Volunteer. Soldiers who volunteered to fight.

They wanted to fight, not forced to. Most soldiers were volunteers.

W-West Point. A Military Academy Many officers including Robert E. Lee went to West Point.

X-XI Corps. Corps of the Union army. Lincoln had ordered the troops of Mountain Department to be part of First Army Corps. That became XI Corps.

Y and z Y-Yankee. Another name for a Union

soldier. The Yankees fought the Rebels.

Z-Zero. There were zero casualties in the battle of Fort Sumter. The bombardment of Fort Sumter was the opening to the Civil War.