Civil War on SundayChapters 5 - 10

alert

• Listening and watching very carefully

battlefield

• Place where fighting happens during a war

boom

• A deep, loud noise usually from an explosion

bumped

• To hit on something with force

cannons

• A large gun on wheels. It shoots large black balls.

canteen

• A flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers

croaking

• Like the sounds of frogs and crows

dashed

• Hurried, raced, scrambled, ran

ditches

• A long, narrow hole dug in the ground.

drummer boy

• A boy who played the drum during battles to help the soldiers

exploding

• Blowing up; bursting with a loud noise

fever

• Body temperature that is higher than normal

firecrackers

• A small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing

halt

• To cause to stop or end

heat stroke

• To become very sick from being too hot

homesick

• Missing one’s home to the point of pain or sickness

jerked

• A short, quick pull or twist

misery

• Pain or suffering; a feeling of intense unhappiness

muskets

• A gun with a long barrel, used before the rifle was invented

panic

• Excited, scared, don’t know what to do

pillow

• You use this to make your head comfortable while you are sleeping

remember

• When we think of something again. We do not forget.

squinted

• To look with the eyes half-closed

stretchers

• A way to move people who are sick or hurt, two people must carry the poles on each end.

swayed

Move or swing back and forth, from right to left

trenches

• Long ditches dug in the ground to protect soldiers in battle

twilight

• Time of day when the sun has just gone down and it is beginning to get dark

upset

• To be unhappy or worried

volunteer

• A person who helps or offers to do something without getting paid

wagon

• A four-wheeled vehicle that is used for carrying things, but that cannot move on its own. A horse or a tractor may pull this