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civil war
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cavalry | That part of the 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 tern for a Union soldier |
| rebel | Common term for a Confederated 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 |