U.S. Civil War
Noun
ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something
As the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Civil War nears, some worry that commemorations of Confederate heritage will rekindle old hatreds.
Adjective
dug in, for defensive purposes
His feint to Tennessee gave Major General Van Dorn an advantage as he marched on Corinth, Miss., but a lack of reinforcements against the entrenched Union soldiers resulted in a major defeat for the Confederacy.
Noun
movement made in order to deceive an adversary
His feint to Tennessee gave Major General Van Dorn an advantage as he marched on Corinth, Miss., but a lack of reinforcements against the entrenched Union soldiers resulted in a major defeat for the Confederacy.
Noun
anything transmitted or handed down by tradition
As the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Civil War nears, some worry that commemorations of Confederate heritage will rekindle old hatreds.
Adjective
of or involving a nation's domestic as opposed to foreign affairs
Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th President of the United States and he successfully led the country through its greatest internal crisis and ended slavery.