Cannon or other large caliber firearms; a branch of the army armed with cannon.

A soldier who was appointed by an officer to be his confidential assistant.

The basic unit of soldiers in an artillery regiment; similar to a company in an infantry regiment.

Temporary soldier encampment in which soldiers were provided no shelter other than what could be assembled quickly, such as branches; sleeping in the open.

The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri. Although these states did not officially join the Confederacy, many of their citizens supported the South.

A two-wheeled cart that carried two ammunition chests, tools, and a spare wheel for artillery pieces.

A projectile, shot from a cannon, filled with about 35 iron balls the size of marbles that scattered like the pellets of a shotgun.

Smooth bore heavy artillery which lobbed shot and shell; used in coastal fortifications.

Term for a Northerner who opposed the war effort.

A cannon which fired hollow projectiles and was generally lighter and shorter than its solid shot cousins.

A two-wheeled cart that carried one ammunition chest for an artillery piece.

A boundary surveyed in the 1760's that ran between Pennsylvania to the North and Delaware, Maryland and (West) Virginia to the South. It became a symbolic division between free states and slave states.

An unrifled artillery gun which was designed to launch shells over walls and enemy fortifications.

To formally enroll in the army or to call roll.

Another name for the Model 1857 gun howitzer.

The tactics used by a French general that were studied by military men and cadets at West Point before the Civil War.

The term used for military supplies, such as weaponry and ammunition.

A rifled artillery piece with a reinforcing band at the rear, or breech.

Large logs painted to look like cannons; used to fool the enemy into thinking a position was stronger than it really was.

Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States.

A hollow projectile, shot from a cannon; a shell was filled with powder and lit by a fuse when it was fired.

A solid, round projectile, shot from a cannon.

To make an artillery piece unusable so that it could not be used by the enemy if captured.

This doctrine held the powers of the individual states as greater than the powers of the Federal government.