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The American Civil War Vocabulary & Sentence Creations
Directions: Using either the back of this paper or on notebook paper use each of
the words in a sentence, making you have a total of 15 sentences.
1. dysentery
An intestinal inflammatory disorder that is caused by bacteria or parasites that causes
diarrhea, pain, and fever
2. forage
Search widely for food or necessary provisions, usually in the wild
3. infantry
Soldiers that march and fight on foot in hand to hand combat or under fire
4. knapsack
A bag with straps at the shoulders that is carried on the back and made of canvas or
weatherproof materials.
5. artillery
Large caliber guns that are used during wartime to fight the enemy
6. ligature
Something used to tie or bind tightly
7. bayonet
A sword like stabbing blade that is attached to the muzzle of a rifle for use when
fighting hand to hand
8. retreat
Withdrawal from enemy forces and territory
9. bedroll
Bedding kept in a bundle, often a sleep bag that has been rolled up and carried by
soldiers
10. tourniquet
A device used for stopping the flow of blood through an artery, this is usually done
with a tight bandage after a wound has happened
11. bombard
To attack continuously with weapons, usually large weapons of mass destruction
such as machine guns, bombs, or shells
12. campaign
A series of military actions that are specialized to a particular location, area, or
objective
13. canteen
An area to eat as provided by the military or a bottle for carrying water
14. cartridge
A casing that contains a charge and a bullet or shot that causes a blast and possible
damage after it is fired from a firearm
15. cavalry
Part of an army that is comprised of mounted troops
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American Civil War Word Search Worksheet
Directions: All words are positioned left to right.
J
T J
Z E I
H J
N G Z U B F U S O W C R Q E U A F Y Q V
E B O M B A R D M E N T B I
P V C V I
W L I
Q U Z N K G
B W C Y Q L U Z B C Y O N S Y S
N F A N T R Y I
B T L I
G A T U R E T V
P K N A P S A C K B A Y O N E T M W F H U E A
K E S Y G Z N C Q E Q I
M J Y B V E O Q B L X
R P K R A R Z D C A M P A I G N W U V A B T Q
F X M G V R E T R E A T P E R L C C W L Y M V
G Q F N U M I
C A R T R I
F D J
C A N T E E N I
D G E L F O G U I
O I
X S P M T K
K Q C O W I
L D
T F O R A G I N G U G M Z F O U G W R S
X N D B P U H V A S R T P Z S X X N L H A U H
D W D Y S E N T E R Y D B J K X S X D R A O R
M R H M I M A M X J X J
W W A A R T I
Z U T Q D R V X Z N W
L L E R Y B P S H K O P T B W A
W S X W B Q S J
R I O T N F C A V A L R Y Q U
H E T O U R N I
Q U E T F B E D R O L L Y K G
J
CAMPAIGN
FORAGING
BAYONET
INFANTRY
D D T Y U Y C S I Y S E B G K L P I
TOURNIQUET
BOMBARDMENT
KNAPSACK LIGATURE
CAVALRY
CANTEEN
ARTILLERY
CARTRIDGE
G K V I
DYSENTERY
RETREAT
BEDROLL