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civil war
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cavalry | The part of the military force which serves on horseback. |
| Confederacy | The eleven states that seceded from the US to form their own country. |
| Union | The United States of America |
| Yankee | The 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 | The two minute speech by President Lincoln at a ceremony dedicating the Battlefield as a National Cemetery |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Issued by President Lincoln for freeing all the slaves |
| Civil War | People from the same country fighting against each other. |
| Secede | To leave the Union |