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Troops, like the National Guard, who are only called out to defend the land in an emergency
A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder. Thrust from exploding powder shoots the bullet forward like a chest pass in basketball.
A branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare. During the Civil War, “blue water” ships cruised the oceans and “brown water” boats floated up and down the rivers
The term used for military supplies, such as weaponry and ammunition
The lowest rank in the army
A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot
The area that is now Oklahoma (except for the panhandle.)
term used to describe the hard crackers often issued to soldiers of both sides during the Civil War.  These crackers consisted of nothing more than flour, water, and salt
end (or side) of a military position, also called a "wing". 
Freedom from slavery
A soldier who served the officers of his regiment by carrying mail or messages.
A branch of the military mounted on horseback
A crop such as tobacco or cotton which was grown to be sold for cash --not grown for food like corn or wheat.
The distance around the inside of a gun barrel measured in thousands of an inch. Bullets are labeled by what caliber gun they fit
The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports.
A metal blade, like a long knife or short sword, that could be attached to the end of a musket or rifle-musket and used as a spear or pike in hand-to-hand combat
The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired.
Cannon or other large caliber firearms; a branch of the army armed with cannon
Round container used to carry water; made of wood or tin and carried over the shoulder by a strap
Bacterial disease causing fever, diarrhea, headache, enlargement of the spleen, and extreme physical exhaustion and collapse

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