1861 C.W. Wills Army Life of an Illinois Soldier (1996) 37: I have four men to guard the prisoners and two orderlies to send errands for me, so I play big injun strongly.at big Indian (n.) under Indian, n.
1864 C.W. Wills Army Life of an Illinois Soldier (1996) 172: Whenever a butternut would appear among us they would greet him with a perfect storm of shouts.at butternut (n.) under butter, n.1
1864 C.W. Wills Army Life of an Illinois Soldier (1996) 93: Told her we’d give her a commish as chief taster.at commish, n.
1864 C.W. Wills Army Life of an Illinois Soldier (1996) 231: They actually stole lots of trash right under the noses of the soldier owners. Out ‘jayhawking’ old jayhawk himself.at jayhawk, v.
1864 C.W. Wills Army Life of an Illinois Soldier (1996) 309: Some puppy finally cried out ‘kraut,’ and another echoed it with ‘kraut by the barrel.’ [General Osterhaus] wheeled his horse [...] his face white with passion. ‘Vat regiment ish dis?’ [...] Yelping ‘sauer kraut’ at a German is a poor way to gain his favor.at kraut, n.
1864 C.W. Wills Army Life of an Illinois Soldier (1996) 255: It occasionally gets a little old.at old, adj.