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Civil War vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cavalry | 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 soldier |
| Rebel | Common term for a Confederate soldier |
| Infantry | Group of men who travel and fight on foot |
| Gettysburg Address | Two-minute speech by President Lincoln at a ceremony dedicating the Battlefield as a National Cemetery |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Issued by President Lincoln freeing all slaves |
| Civil War | People from the same country fighting against each other |
| Secede | To leave the Union |