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Civil war vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cavalry | That part of military force witch 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. |
| Infintry | 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. |