Today in class we learned about some of the terminology used by both the Confederate and Union soldiers during the Civil War era. We had the opportunity to use our computerized clicker system to learn many different slang terms from that era. Some of the words we learned were "Smoked Yanks," "Gallinippers," "Company Q," "Mule," "Greenhorn," "Jawning," "Fit to be tied," "Fit as a fiddle," "Bread basket," and "Seeing the elephant." Ask your student what these terms mean - it's really cool to be able to talk in period!
Some of the questions we also discussed were:
*What do you think it was like to be a soldier during the Civil War?
*How do you think Civil War soldiers spoke?
*What does slang mean?
*What slang words or terms do we use today?
After we discussed many slang terms, students chose a photograph of Union or Confederate soldiers and created a postcard. The postcards were written to fellow soldiers and used different terminology of the period. Check back on our blog soon to see them posted!
For more information about Civil War Slang, check out these informative websites:
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