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civil war vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Calvary | That part of military force which serves on horseback |
| confederacy | the eleven states that seceded from the United States to form their own country |
| Union | The United States of America |
| Yankee | Common term for a union solider |
| Rebel | Common term for confederate solider |
| Infantry | Group of men who travel and fight on feet |
| Gettysburg adress | Two-minute speech by President Lincoln at a ceremony dedicating the Battlefield as National Cemetry |