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The Civil War from A to Z

A community project for an index of Civil War Terms and their definitions. Common words and slang of the period, technical terms, biographical information, weapons, battles, nicknames, medical terms, and reenactment terminology are all defined.

  1. Civil War Quotations

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    Latest: Original Quotes by... TerryB, Jun 15, 2013 at 8:57 AM
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  2. Terms beginning with the letter: A

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    Latest: Arman Mark F. Jenkins, Sep 10, 2012
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  3. Terms beginning with the letter: B

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    Latest: Bed Quilt Regiment donna, Oct 9, 2012
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  4. Terms beginning with the letter: C

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    Latest: Cooper, Samuel CSA Robert Gray, Apr 27, 2013
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  5. Terms beginning with the letter: D

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    Latest: deadbeat Blessmag, Apr 24, 2012
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  6. Terms beginning with the letter: E

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    Latest: every mother's son truthckr, Sep 5, 2012
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  7. Terms beginning with the letter: F

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    Latest: Fusileer grossmusic, Feb 7, 2013
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  8. Terms beginning with the letter: G

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    Latest: Great Confederate Murat, The jessgettysburg1863, Jun 23, 2012
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  9. Terms beginning with the letter: H

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    Latest: "Home Comforts" donna, Sep 11, 2012
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  10. Terms beginning with the letter: I

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    Latest: "The Immortal Regiment" donna, Sep 20, 2012
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  11. Terms beginning with the letter: J

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    Latest: Jailbird jessgettysburg1863, Aug 16, 2012
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  12. Terms beginning with the letter: K

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    Latest: knee-high to a splinter jessgettysburg1863, Sep 6, 2012
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  13. Terms beginning with the letter: L

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    Latest: Lincoln Coffee donna, May 11, 2012
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  14. Terms beginning with the letter: M

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    Latest: Medal of Honor Roll DHPatrick, May 6, 2013
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  15. Terms beginning with the letter: N

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    Latest: nine-month man donna, Jun 18, 2012
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  16. Terms beginning with the letter: O

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    Latest: "Oh, cow" donna, Sep 12, 2012
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  17. Terms beginning with the letter: P

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    Latest: Prisoner's Base or Prison base jessgettysburg1863, Aug 16, 2012
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  18. Terms beginning with the letter: Q

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    Latest: quadroon donna, Sep 14, 2012
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  19. Terms beginning with the letter: R

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    Latest: Redlegs J.W. Dumas, May 9, 2013
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  20. Terms beginning with the letter: S

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    Latest: Sibley Tent kealbo54, Feb 26, 2013
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  21. Terms beginning with the letter: T

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    Latest: To Trample Upon Our Flag donna, Oct 20, 2012
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  22. Terms beginning with the letter: U

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    Latest: Uncle Sam's Web Feet Bmac48, Nov 19, 2010
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  23. Terms beginning with the letter: V

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    Latest: "Vidette" Sandy Flory, Sep 21, 2012
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  24. Terms beginning with the letter: W

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    Latest: War paint rpkennedy, Oct 8, 2012
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  25. Terms beginning with the letter: X

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    Latest: Terms beginning with the... Mark Wadsworth, Jul 11, 2007
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  26. Terms beginning with the letter: Y

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    Latest: Yaupon Tea CSA Today, Oct 8, 2012
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  27. Terms beginning with the letter: Z

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    Latest: ZigZag donna, Apr 11, 2012
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  28. Terms beginning with any number.

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    Latest: 48 Hours sgtabj, Aug 19, 2001
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  29. Nicknames of the Civil War

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    Latest: "PROVOST MARSHALL" donna, Oct 9, 2012
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  30. Horses of the Civil War

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    Latest: Kangaroo ole, Feb 28, 2012
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  31. Civil War Medical Terms

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    Latest: St. Vitus Dance chellers, May 27, 2013
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  32. Modern Terms used by Reenactors & on the Internet

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    Latest: BGB LT.J.H.McDaniel, Jul 1, 2012
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  33. Civil War Naval Terms

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    Latest: Double casemate Confederate... leftyplayshorn, Mar 5, 2013
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  34. The American Civil War on the Web

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    Latest: Bull Run Civil War Round Table civilwartalk, Jun 13, 2012
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