An attack against the flanks of any enemy's army, in hopes of eventually envirvling it
Emancipation
The formal release of slaves from bondage, as it happened in January 1863
Flanks
The sides of an army's line in battle. A flanking movement is attacking the sides
Forage
The search for food by soldiers often at the expense of farmers in a battle area.
Greenback
Paper money used during the Civil War in the North
Hardtack
A quarter inch or half inch thick hard cracker eaten by Civil war soldiers.
Haversack
Cloth bag used by soldiers to carry rations and food
Infantry
Foot soldiers marching and fighting together. The vast majority of Civil War soldiers were infantry
Ironclad
A ship covered with iron plates and used in the Civil War. famous Merrimac vs. Monitor first ever naval battle between ironclads in 1862. The revolutionized naval warfare
Main attack
The big, concentrated attack against the enemy's weak or critical point