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civil war
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the war between the Union states of the north and the Confederate States of the south
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First Battle of Bull Run
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the 1st major battle of the civil war
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causalties
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the military term for those killed, wounded, captured or missing in action
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war of attrition
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the strategy the south used to fight in the civil war; one side inflicts continuous losses on the enemy in order to wear down its strengths.
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shells
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devices that exploded in the air or when they hit something
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canister
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a special type of shell filled with bullets that turned cannons into giant shotguns
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Battle of Shiloh
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was the bloodiest single battle that had taken place on the North American continent to that time; it shattered the illusions either side had about the glory of war and it destroyed Norhtern hopes that the Confederacy would soon be defeated
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Battle of Antietam
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this became the bloodiest day of the Civil War
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