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.
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Terms: A

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Confederates at Appomattox

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Blue Tail Fly

Terms: C

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Cows Knee

Terms: D

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DANA, Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh USA

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Eating the Dog

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Fusileer

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Gun

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Howitzer

Terms: I

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Imboden's

Terms: J

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Johnny Reb

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knee-high to a splinter

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Lincoln Coffee

Terms: M

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Mortar

Terms: N

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nine-month man

Terms: O

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Olmsted, Fredrick Law

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Panada

Terms: Q

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quadroon

Terms: R

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Redlegs

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substitutions

Terms: T

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Toad-stabber

Terms: U

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Uniforms

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Vulcanite

Terms: W

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WADLEY, William M. CSA

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Xavier Debray

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Yaupon Tea

Terms: Z

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Zagonyi's Charge

Numbered Terms

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1st Kansas Colored Vol.
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Nicknames

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Old Pap

Quotations

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Douglass, Frederick

Horses

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Tom Telegraph

Medical Terms

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Gripe

Modern Terms

Terms used by Reenactors & on the Internet
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Farb

Naval Terms

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Older Naval History; Curious

On This Day

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The Civil War on the Web

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BrothersWar.com

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