Civil War

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  1. Battle of Gettysburg
    a battle of the American Civil War
    Confederate commander Robert E. Lee won battles in the east, but in 1863 his northward advance was turned back with heavy casualties after the Battle of Gettysburg.
  2. naval blockade
    the interdiction of a nation's lines of communication at sea by the use of naval power
    Both sides raised armies as the Union assumed control of the border states early in the war and established a naval blockade.
  3. secession
    formal separation from an alliance or federation
    Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America, also known as "the Confederacy".
Created on Wed Jun 16 14:37:21 EDT 2010

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