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Civil war SG
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cavalry | the part of military that serves on horsebacks |
| 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 |