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civil war chapter 2
battles during the civil war
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Blockade runner | someone that would retrieve supplies from England and return the supplies to the confederates through the blockade which was set up by the union |
| Hardtack | during the American Civil War, 3inch by 3 inch hardtack was shipped from Union and Confederate storehouses. Some of this hardtack had been stored from the 1846 Mexican American War. With insect infestation common in improperly stored provisions, soldiers |
| battle of Bull run | the first major battle of the Civil war was fought in Northern Virginia near a town called Manassas Junction near Bull Run. It began when 30,000 inexperienced Union troops commanded by McDowell attacked a smaller Confederate force led by Beauregard. confe |