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Webb Garrison's Civil War dictionary an illustrated guide to the everyday language of soldiers and civilians

"This volume explores standard, slang, and substitute words and phrases in the vocabulary of both Billy Yank and Johnny Reb and their civilian contemporaries. It deals with syntax, battle sectors, and weapons and their components. Prisons, nicknames, generals, officeholders, named guns, horses,...

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Main Author: Garrison, Webb B.
Other Authors: Garrison, Cheryl, 1945-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Nashville, Tenn. : Cumberland House, c2008.
Subjects:
Soldiers > United States > Language > Encyclopedias.
English language > United States > Usage > Encyclopedias.
Americanisms > Encyclopedias.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Encyclopedias.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects > Encyclopedias.
Summary: "This volume explores standard, slang, and substitute words and phrases in the vocabulary of both Billy Yank and Johnny Reb and their civilian contemporaries. It deals with syntax, battle sectors, and weapons and their components. Prisons, nicknames, generals, officeholders, named guns, horses, ships, and a few famous mascots are also treated"--P. 7.
Physical Description: 350 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 346-350).
ISBN: 9781581826753 (pbk.)
1581826753 (pbk.)
Author Notes: Webb Garrison is a former university dean & college president who has spent a lifetime collecting & chronicling Civil War imagery & documentation. He has written more than 1,000 articles for magazines, & over 65 books - of which the most popular are on the Civil War; their cumulative sales are approaching one million copies. He is a frequent speaker on this subject for radio talk shows & national TV programs. Webb Garrison lives in North Carolina.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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