1863 J.F. Brobst letter in Brobst Well Mary, Civil War Letters 19: I think you are safe from being cut out now, for there are no girls here.at cut out, v.2
1863 J.F. Brobst letter in Brobst Well Mary, Civil War Letters 20: Too bad for Elsie [...] she had no business to give me the mitten then.at give someone the mitten (v.) under mitten, n.
1863 J.F. Brobst letter in Brobst Well Mary, Civil War Letters 278: I have been taking opium for some time to prepare for the shake and I think [...] I will survive the shake with little or no effect on the brain.at shake, n.1
1864 J.F. Brobst letter in Brobst Well Mary, Civil War Letters 87: There has never but one rebel ball hit me yet.at ball, n.1
1864 J.F. Brobst letter in Brobst Well Mary, Civil War Letters 85: No ragamuffin gal can catch this chick.at chick, n.1
1864 J.F. Brobst letter in Brobst Well Mary, Civil War Letters 98: I must write to my sister today. She has got married and is laughing at me because I have to dance in the pig trough.at dance in the hog trough (v.) under dance, v.
1864 J.F. Brobst letter in Brobst Well Mary, Civil War Letters 104: Over goes the kettle, beef and all, put out the fire and discombobligated things generally [...] Everything is upside down now.at discombobulate, v.
1864 J.F. Brobst letter in Brobst Well Mary, Civil War Letters 90: They are down on Sherman because he makes them skedaddle for the south.at down (up)on under down, adv.2
1864 J.F. Brobst letter in Brobst Well Mary, Civil War Letters 85: Those fairs of the south will tell a very pitiful and heartrending story and the boys must marry them to get them out of their misery.at fair, n.
1864 J.F. Brobst letter in Brobst Well Mary, Civil War Letters 108: With a fast trotter [...] plenty of snow and a gay handsome girl by one’s side. Two forty on the plank, let her went!at let her go (Gallagher), v.
1864 J.F. Brobst letter in Brobst Well Mary, Civil War Letters 32: Well there, if that don’t beat the lousy grayback rebs.at grayback, n.
1864 J.F. Brobst letter in Brobst Well Mary, Civil War Letters 80: If they would let the soldiers settle this thing it would not be long before we would be on terms of peace, but a few old heads have got it in their hands and [...] will not settle it.at old head, n.
1864 J.F. Brobst letter in Brobst Well Mary, Civil War Letters 92: I expect they are having hot times up north now, the draft coming off and the election too, both at the same time.at hot, adj.
1864 J.F. Brobst letter in Brobst Well Mary, Civil War Letters 88: Tell Curt to play Yankee Doodle on the jawbone.at jawbone, n.1
1864 J.F. Brobst letter in Brobst Well Mary, Civil War Letters 87: If the Johnny Rebs don’t rub me out or shoot an arm or leg off me [...] I will not look much different.at Johnny Reb (n.) under johnny-, pfx
1864 J.F. Brobst letter in Brobst Well Mary, Civil War Letters 22: Elsie has soured me. She has popped me off the handle short as pie crust.at pop off at the handle (v.) under pop off, v.1
1864 J.F. Brobst letter in Brobst Well Mary, Civil War Letters 43: I am most frozen out and nearly played out and I expect I shall soon be rubbed out.at played (out), adj.
1864 J.F. Brobst letter in Brobst Well Mary, Civil War Letters 87: If the Johnny Rebs don’t rub me out or shoot an arm or leg off me [...] I will not look much different.at rub out, v.
1864 J.F. Brobst letter in Brobst Well Mary, Civil War Letters 45: I have written her some mighty soft letters [...] lovesick ones.at soft, adj.
1865 J.F. Brobst letter in Brobst Well Mary, Civil War Letters 149: We do the business up in regular style.at do the business (v.) under business, n.