Webb Garrison's Civil War Dictionary: An Illustrated Guide to the Everyday Language of Soldiers and Civilians by Garrison, Webb B.
Webb Garrison's Civil War Dictionary: An Illustrated Guide to the Everyday Language of Soldiers and Civilians by Garrison, Webb B.

Webb Garrison's Civil War Dictionary: An Illustrated Guide to the Everyday Language of Soldiers and Civilians

More than 2,500 Entries and 330 Illustrations Based on the author's more than thirty years of research...
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Author: Webb B. Garrison
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Webb Garrison's Civil War Dictionary: An Illustrated Guide to the Everyday Language of Soldiers and Civilians by Garrison, Webb B.

Webb Garrison's Civil War Dictionary: An Illustrated Guide to the Everyday Language of Soldiers and Civilians

€23,55
Webb Garrison's Civil War Dictionary: An Illustrated Guide to the Everyday Language of Soldiers and Civilians by Garrison, Webb B.

Webb Garrison's Civil War Dictionary: An Illustrated Guide to the Everyday Language of Soldiers and Civilians

€23,55
Author: Webb B. Garrison
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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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.



Author: Webb B. Garrison
Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
Published: 09/01/2008
Pages: 350
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781581826753

About the Author
Garrison, Webb B.: - WEB GARRISON was a best-selling author of more than fifty books on the Civil War, which include A Treasury of Civil War Tales, Civil War Curiosities, The Lincoln No One Knows, Amazing Women of the Civil War, Friendly Fire in the Civil War, and The Unknown Civil War. Work on this book was completed shortly before the author's death in 2000.Garrison, Cheryl: - CHERYL L. GARRISON is a writer and editor who lives in Clyde, North Carolina.
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