Civil War Slang



Civil War Slang

Match the Following Civil War Slang Words with their definitions

Tend to the Inner Ear Bushwacker Big Bugs Dog Fall Gobble Up Coffee Coolers Howitzer Jolly Tar Copperheads Dragoon Flyblown Meat Blue Coat Forage Goober Acoustic Shadow Fresh Fish Harper’s Weekly Long Roll Company Q Hot Stuff

1) ____________________________ An atmospheric phenomena in which men close to the fighting will be “shadowed” from the sounds of fighting, yet men 10 miles away will hear the battle just clearly

2) ____________________________ To Eat

3) ____________________________ Union Soldier

4) ____________________________ Guerilla Soldier

5) ____________________________ Worthless Soldiers

6) ____________________________ Important people, especially superior officers

7) ____________________________ A fictitious outfit for cowards and noncombatants

8) ____________________________ A derogatory term among northerners for southern sympathizers, especially “Peace Democrats

9) ____________________________ A Battle

10) ____________________________ A mounted infantryman. A soldier who rides to battle but dismounts to fight

11) ____________________________ To search for food across the countryside

12) ____________________________ Meat infested with maggots

13) ____________________________ New Recruits

14) ____________________________ To defeat the enemy badly, to whip them

15) ____________________________ Peanuts

16) ____________________________ One of the most widely read illustrated papers of the war. It sold for 5 cents a copy and featured woodcut images and maps of the war

17) ____________________________ Liquor

18) ____________________________ A short heavy cannon designed to lob a large shell a short distance

19) ____________________________ The long drum roll to call men for battle

20) ____________________________ A Sailor

Civil War Slang

Match the Following Civil War Slang Words with their definitions

Tend to the Inner Ear Bushwacker Big Bugs Dog Fall Gobble Up Coffee Coolers Howitzer Jolly Tar Copperheads Dragoon Flyblown Meat Blue Coat Dog Fall Goober Acoustic Shadow Fresh Fish Harper’s Weekly Long Roll Company Q

1) ____________________________ An atmospheric phenomena in which men close to the fighting will be “shadowed” from the sounds of fighting, yet men 10 miles away will hear the battle just clearly (Acoustic Shadow)

2) ____________________________ To Eat (Tend to the Inner Ear)

3) ____________________________ Union Soldier (Blue Coat)

4) ____________________________ Guerilla Soldier (Bushwacker)

5) ____________________________ Worthless Soldiers (Coffee Coolers)

6) ____________________________ Important people, especially superior officers (Big Bugs)

7) ____________________________ A fictitious outfit for cowards and noncombatants (Company Q)

8) ____________________________ A derogatory term among northerners for southern sympathizers, especially “Peace Democrats (Copperheads)

9) ____________________________ A Battle (dog fall)

10) ____________________________ A mounted infantryman. A soldier who rides to battle but dismounts to fight (Dragoon)

11) ____________________________ To search for food across the countryside (forage)

12) ____________________________ Meat infested with maggots (flyblown meat)

13) ____________________________ New Recruits (fresh fish)

14) ____________________________ To defeat the enemy badly, to whip them (gobble up)

15) ____________________________ Peanuts (Goober)

16) ____________________________ One of the most widely read illustrated papers of the war. It sold for 5 cents a copy and featured woodcut images and maps of the war (Harper’s Weekly)

17) ____________________________ Liquor (Hot stuff)

18) ____________________________ A short heavy cannon designed to lob a large shell a short distance (Howitzer)

19) ____________________________ The long drum roll to call men for battle (long roll)

20) ____________________________ A Sailor (Jolly Tar)

21)

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download