Friday, May 20, 2011

Civil War Terms

Describe your Civil War term below and link a picture.
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  1. Compare and ContrastMay 20, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    Julia Novotny
    Sawbones: physician, especially surgeon, during the Civil War, wouldn’t wash their hands, had blood spattered coats, unsanitary, would amputate(saw) off people’s limbs
    Link to image of sawbone:
    http://s4.hubimg.com/u/283559_f260.jpg

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  2. jerichoMay 23, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    Cartridge: it is a case containing any explosive charge, as for blasting.

    link to picture:
    http://www.jdmdirectory.com/store/img-store/civil-war-1861-cartridge-box-for-69-cal-ball-us-plate_190532849862.jpg

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  3. AddyMay 23, 2011 at 11:01 AM

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  4. AddyMay 23, 2011 at 11:06 AM

    Greenback: slang word for union money.

    http://www.newworldeconomics.com/archives/2009/102709_files/greenback.jpg

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  5. AnonymousMay 23, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    A.W.O.L- (absent without leave) when a soldier leaves his post without the intent to never come back.
    picture- http://www.frankschaeffer.net/images/652_Awol.jpg

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  6. UnknownMay 23, 2011 at 11:11 AM

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  7. UnknownMay 23, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    Contraband - a slave who during the American Civil War escaped to or was brought within the Union lines.
    Photo of civil war contraband camp: http://fineartamerica.com/images-medium/civil-war-contraband-granger.jpg

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  8. JeniMay 23, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    Greyback: A nickname for a confedate solidier. The nickname comes from the color of the confedarate uniforms.
    http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.legendsofamerica.com/photos-oldwest/ConfederateSoldier.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-slang-g.html&usg=__XoEImogn3VMCdpiAS1an5dRbhuQ=&h=275&w=233&sz=20&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=4lSwKAI1KJJ52M:&tbnh=129&tbnw=109&ei=hKTaTdLlEMrLgQeOp-FX&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dconfederate%2Bsoldier%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26gbv%3D2%26biw%3D1003%26bih%3D567%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=132&vpy=68&dur=359&hovh=220&hovw=186&tx=105&ty=121&sqi=2&page=1&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0

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  9. JoAnneMay 23, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    Vittles are edible supplies of provisions,or in other words rationed food for soldiers.

    http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://rlv.zcache.com/field_rations_poster-p228407447128486348t5wm_400.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.zazzle.com/field_rations_poster-228407447128486348&usg=__AxtpoYeRIqS7QrTpRNdnhVAmero=&h=400&w=400&sz=35&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=pQgB0Nd3Cb57EM:&tbnh=162&tbnw=180&ei=X6XaTdiAD9TogQf4m6RY&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcivil%2Bwar%2Brations%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1259%26bih%3D823%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=785&vpy=82&dur=1031&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=150&ty=127&sqi=2&page=1&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0
    the link above is a picture of vittles.

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  10. allieMay 23, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    The Haversack was a bag sooliders put around one shoulder to carry suppilies and clothing.

    http://www.civilwaracademy.com/images/Civil-War-Haversack.jpg

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  11. SchultzyyMay 23, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    Quick-step is dirrhea.
    http://idanas.blogspot.com/2010/05/baby-poop.html

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  12. MaddieMay 23, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    Powder Monkey: A boy employed on warships to carry gunpowder from the magazine to the guns.
    http://argenteditions.com/images/large/civil-war/civil-war-federal-navy-03515-700.jpg

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  13. magMay 23, 2011 at 6:26 PM

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  14. magMay 23, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    A beat was a term used in the Civil War to describe someone who tried to avoid work.



    http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1862/june/coward.htm

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  15. matthewMay 23, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    A hornet is a term used when a bullet whizzes past a soldier or anyones head
    http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://1phil4everyill.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/ao9.jpg&imgrefurl=http://1phil4everyill.wordpress.com/2008/08/23/shoot-em-up-2007/&usg=__ZRb9SuIDKqseOnWKlFB_hQfyJ9s=&h=300&w=450&sz=42&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=XYGy_RwQPhzMcM:&tbnh=169&tbnw=226&ei=pgrbTbecCaX00gGTu9z0Dw&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbullet%2Bwhizzing%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1579%26bih%3D654%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=142&vpy=270&dur=2543&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=84&ty=124&sqi=2&page=1&ndsp=22&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:0 for my link imagine the gunshot missing and going past the guys head. haha

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  16. UnknownMay 23, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    pepper box is a pistol that resembles a pepper shacker
    http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_59GYpEVAu0U/TCb84S4_BTI/AAAAAAAAANw/AVbjCqrZ3iM/s1600/24-barrel_pepperbox.jpg&imgrefurl=http://firearmshistory.blogspot.com/2010/06/revolvers-pepper-box-revolver.html&usg=__Z1T6N3KzTeZT2ncOM0_Vh03Irow=&h=320&w=440&sz=17&hl=en&start=4&sig2=gsxfvEsy6cBXBm8AaXrMWw&zoom=1&itbs=1&tbnid=1m1dHCgrkRUzTM:&tbnh=92&tbnw=127&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dpepperbox%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26biw%3D1003%26bih%3D588%26tbm%3Disch%26prmd%3Divns&ei=zhHbTYqXGKPY0QGU27XIDw

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  17. EvanMay 23, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    Hot Shot was a name for ammunition that was heated in a furnace then fired at buildings or ships in attempt to burn them down.

    http://civilwardailygazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/sumtera13.jpg

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  18. Emily SchickerMay 23, 2011 at 7:25 PM

    Jonah was a term they used that meant a klutz. Meaning it was a term soldiers used in their view of some of the other (more comical, clumsy) soldiers.
    http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://usuarios.multimania.es/speakeasy/images/StupidSoldier.jpg&imgrefurl=http://bbvm.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/stupid-soldier-accidentally-kills-self-with-own-gun/&usg=__6Z35etk3KlHWxqNSCpqqB7ME6zg=&h=258&w=192&sz=44&hl=en&start=0&sig2=45NtoRJ081PDFn4a5kUnyw&zoom=1&tbnid=BeFCrZ9YZ8i-3M:&tbnh=138&tbnw=107&ei=IRXbTZ6WKYqctwf02qWhDw&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dstupid%2Bsoldier%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26gbv%3D2%26biw%3D1600%26bih%3D781%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=707&vpy=117&dur=2012&hovh=206&hovw=153&tx=115&ty=138&sqi=2&page=1&ndsp=34&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0

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  19. JarydMay 25, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    A goober pea is pretty much the what we call today a peanut. The southern soldiers ate goober peas during the Civil war. They even made a song about goober peas

    http://www.jbott.com/goober_peas_photo.jpg

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