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Civil War Language (How did soldiers talk?): The Civil War in Four Minutes

VIDEO | Have you ever found yourself reading through letters from Civil War soldiers and wonder, "what are they talking about?" Join Garry Adelman to learn about the plethora of Civil War words and phrases that leave us dazed and confused today! Garry Adelman is the Chief Historian of the American Battlefield Trust.

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