Chapter 21: The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865
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court-martial
| a military court or a trial held in such a court under military law.
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Flank
| the side of an army, where it is vulnerable to attack.
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Garrison
| a military fortress, or the troops stationed at such a fortress, usually designed for defense or occupation of a territory.
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Intelligence
| in military affairs or diplomacy, specific information about an adversary's forces, deployments, production, and so on.
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Morale
| the condition of courage, confidence, and willingness to endure hardship.
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Pillaging
| plundering, looting, destroying property by violence.
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Proclamation
| an official announcement or publicly declared order.
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Rebellion
| open, armed, and organized resistance to a legally constituted government.
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Reconnaissance
| operations designed specifically to observe and ferret out pertinent information about an adversary.
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Tribunal
| an agency or institution (sometimes but not necessarily a court) constituted to render judgments and assign punishment.
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