civil war terminology. contraband southern slaves who joined the union army in the south
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Civil War Terminology
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Contraband
• Southern slaves who joined the Union army in the South
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Copperheads
• People who opposed the Civil War
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Regiment
• Usually around 1,000 troops
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Brigade
• Around four regiments – around 4,000 soldiers
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Artillery• Cannons and the big guns• Color = Red• “Napoleon” most popular cannon of the Civil War
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Cavalry• Horse back soldiers • Color = Yellow
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Infantry• Foot soldiers
• Color = Light Blue
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Yankee (Billy Yank)
• Nickname for the Union Soldiers
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Rebel (Johnny Reb)
• Confederate Soldier nickname
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Sutler
• A person who was paid by the army to sell goods to soldiers in camp
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New TechnologyThe Civil War has also been called
the 1st modern war1. First war to be Photographed –
thousands of pictures taken – Matthew Brady – most famous Photographer of the war
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2. Railroads were 1st used to transport troops and supplies in war
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3. Telegraphs were sometimes used for communication – lines
were often cut though
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4. Ironclad ships were used for the 1st time instead of wooden ships
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5. Hot Air balloons for Spying
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6. Submarines which used torpedoes (naval mines)
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7. Trench Warfare
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8. New Weapons• Long Ranged Rifles replaced the short
ranged musket – most commonly use weapon among the infantry
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8. New Weapons
• Hand Grenades – hardly ever used – did not work well
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8. New Weapons• Carbine Rifles – used cartridges (breech
loading) instead of the step by step muzzle loading – very expensive – not many used
• Cavalry usually received these weapons
Spencer Carbine
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8. New Weapons
• Landmines
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8. New Weapons
• Machine Gun – Gatlin Gun (Not used that much)
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Civil War Medicine
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Medicine
• Medical Practices were very primitive compared to today’s standards – no clue about germs or bacteria
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Medicine• Not much for pain medicine-
1) Chloroform
2) Whiskey or Alcohol
3) Ether
4) New drug of the day - Morphine
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Medicine
• Disease was the #1 killer in the Civil War – Typhoid killed more than anything else
• No Antibiotics yet
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Medicine
• If you were wounded – Amputation – the cutting off of ones limb – was often the treatment to prevent infection (Gang-Greene)
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The result for many of the Civil War – prosthetic limbs becomes a big
business as a result of the Civil War