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Civil War Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cavalry | That part of military force which serves on horse backs |
| Confederacy | The elven states that seceded from the United States to form their own country |
| Union | The united states of America states |
| Yankee | Common term for Union soldier |
| Rebel | Com on term of confederate soldier |
| Infantry | group of men who travel and fight on foot |
| Gettysburg address | two minutes speech by President Lincoln at a ceremony dedicating the battlefield ad a national cemetery |
| emancipation proclamation | issued by President Lincoln freeing all slaves |
| civil wars | people from the same country fighting against each other |
| secede | to leave the union |