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Civil War Slang Mostly Confederate Terms "Smoked Yanks" Union soldiers cooking over a fire "Chicken Guts&
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Civil War Slang Mostly Confederate Terms "Smoked Yanks" "Chicken Guts" "Gallinippers" "Bombproofs" "Fighting under the black flag" "Giving the vermin a parole" "Bull Pit" "Iron Clad Possum" General Civil War Slang "Bragg's Body Guard" "Sunday or Parlor Soldiers" "Jeff Davis' Pets" "Company Q" "Hospital Rats" "Worth a Goober" "Goobers" "Buttermilk Cavalry" "Web Feet" Fairy Fleet" Abbreviation "I.W." "Mule" "Top Rail" "Greenhorn", "Bugger", "Skunk" "Skedaddle" "Jawings" "Ginned Cotton" "Night blindness" "Gravel" "Horse sense" "Fit to be tied" "Here's your mule"
Union soldiers cooking over a fire Officer's gold braiding on his cuff Insects, mosquitoes Term for provost guards/commissaries due to soft life Soldiers killing lice Throwing away clothing infected with lice Under-arrest confinement area An armadillo dinner
Body Lice Insult for soldiers of little merit Rebel western troops' term for A.N.V Term for the Sick List Person who fakes an illness Something that amounts to a lot Peanuts Term infantry had for cavalry Term cavalry had for infantry Boats carrying trade between sides at Fredericksburg In For the War Meat First class Officer Better run! Talking Flower bread Condition caused by lack of green veggies Smart, or on the ball Angry 1.Nonsense expression like: Kilroy was here 2. Term infantry used to insult cavalry. Reader Chuck Bryant wrote the infantry
Who wouldn't be a soldier?" "Bluff" "Jailbird" "Scarce as hen's teeth" "Fit as a fiddle" Sparking" "Quartermaster Hunter" "Opening of the ball" "Goober Grabbers" "Sand Happers" "Yellow Hammers" Mostly Union Terms Bumblebee" "Grey Backs" "Dog Collar" "Jonah" "Sardine Box" "Bread Bag" "40 Dead Men" "Patent Bureau" Sham Fight" "Fresh Fish" "Rio" "Hunkey Dorey" "Tight" or "Wallpapered" "Bark Juice" "Tar Water" "Lucifer" "French Leave" "Zu Zu" "Arkansas Toothpick" "PepperBox"
would hold up their feet and say, "Mister, here's your mule" meaning the infantryman's feet did the job of transporting the soldier (like a mule would for the cavalry). The double insult was also in the fact the cavalry rode horses, and not mules. "Who cares?" Cheater A criminal Something rare or scarce Healthy, feeling good Kissing Shot or shell that passed overhead and far into rear Units waiting to move into battle Good natured term for Georgia troops Good natured term for South Carolina troops Good natured term for Alabama troops
Sound of Flying miniballs Derogatory slang for Rebels meaning lice Army issued cravat, usually thrown away Bad Luck "Cap Box" Haversack Cartridge box Knapsack Mock Battle Raw recruits Coffee Things are going great! Drunk Liquor; also "Kokum Stiff" "Old Red Eye" "O Be Joyful" Match Going AWOL Zouaves Knife Pistol
"Sawbones" "Quick Step" "Flux" "Shakes" "Greenbacks" "Rocks" "Spondulix" "Blowhard" "Hard Case" "Salt Horse" "Dog Robber" "Roast Beef" "Peas on a trencher" "Essence of Coffee" "Jonah" "Long Sweetening" "Chief cook and bottle washer" "Take an image" "Housewife" "Been through the mill" "Toeing the mark" "Hard knocks" "Bully" "Bread basket" "Let 'er rip" "Snug as a bug" "Artillery" "Barrel shirt" "Duds" "Pumpkin rinds"
Surgeon Diarrhea, also "Tennessee or Virginia Quick Step" Malaria Money A big shot or braggart Tough Guy Pickled beef Detailed cook from regular ranks Noon Meal Breakfast call Civil War form of instant coffee Bad Luck Molasses Person capable of doing many things Have your picture taken Sewing kit Bad day; too busy a day Doing the job A tough break Yeah, or hurrah! Stomach Go ahead and start Very comfortable Camp kettles, stoves, posts, tubs, iron foundries Barrel worn by thieves for punishment Clothing Grumpy term for lieutenants, from their shoulder straps
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