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Webb Garrison's Civil War Dictionary - An Illustrated Guide to the Everyday Language of Soldiers and Civilians (Paperback, Enl)
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Webb Garrison's Civil War Dictionary - An Illustrated Guide to the Everyday Language of Soldiers and Civilians (Paperback, Enl)
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Loot Price R371
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More than 2,500 Entries and 330 Illustrations Based on the author's
more than thirty years of research and study of original Civil War
sources, Webb Garrison's Civil War Dictionary is an authoritative
guide to the words and phrases (including nicknames and slang)
commonly used during the conflict. Where appropriate, helpful,
examples, anecdotes, and illustrations are included to clarify the
meanings of some of the terms. What did it mean "to cross the bar"?
What was a soldier's "big ticket"? What did it mean "to see the
elephant" or "to go South"? Who were the so-called ninety-day men
and hundred-day men? What was a soldier supposed to do when his
commander shouted, "Let her go, Gallagher!"? How did a person "pay
tribute to Neptune"? What was a "picket pin"? Could you make a
passable meal out of "possum beer" and "secession bread"? How did a
person "vibrate the lines," and why would anyone want to? The
American language has changed dramatically in more than 140 years
since the conflict. As the meanings of many words and phrases of
that time have become obscure or lost, links with the vibrant
language of the Civil War era have dissolved, and much of that
which had meaning to our forefathers no longer retains the same
meaning to us. Thus, this valuable reference work reconnects
historians and students of the war with the words, equipment, and
organization of the three and a half million soldiers who fought in
the conflict.
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