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war of attrition
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a type of war in which one side inflicts continuous losses on the other side in order to wear down the other side
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peninsular campaign
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union strategy in the west
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selective service
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a draft, used by confederacy
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contraband
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items seized by an enemy during war
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emancipation proclimation
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a presidential decree by President Lincoln that freed slaves in the confederacy
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Vicksburg
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a town on the Mississippi river that was critical to Union victory
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Robert E. Lee
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Commander of Confederate forces during Civil War
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George Pickett
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A confederate General
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William Tecumseh Sherman
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Union General in the civil war known for his destructive march from Atlanta to Savanah
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Recognition
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official acceptence as an independent union what the confederate was trying to acheive
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martial law
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the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law (used by Lincoln during riots)
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copperhead
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an antiwar northern democrat
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writ of habeus corpus
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right to a speedy trial
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13th amendment
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eliminated citizens right to own slaves
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George McClellan
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indecisive commander of Union forces that was later fired by Lincoln
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Stonewall Jackson
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confederate general known for swift attacks against union forces
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Pickett's charge
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At Gettysburg an attempt to charge Union forces during th battle of Gettysburg
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Siege
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tatic in which enemy is surronded than starved in order to make it surrender
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Gettysburg Address
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Speech made by Lincoln saying that the union had been tested and survived
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Ulysses Grant
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commander of Union forces
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Jefferson Davis
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President of Confederate States of America
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James Longstreet
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Confederate General in civil war who convinced R.E.Lee to hesitate at Gettysburg
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March to the sea
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When William Tecumseh Sherman led a march from Savannah to Atlanta GA in which they destroyed everything in sight
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Union
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North
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Confederate
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South
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