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Title: History of the United States, Volume 4

Author: E. Benjamin Andrews

Release Date: September 19, 2007 [EBook #22676]

Language: English

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[Transcriber's notes]

[1862] indicate the following text covers this period, until the
next such appearance.

Here are the definitions of some unfamiliar (to me) terms.

abatis
Barricade of trees with sharpened branches directed toward an enemy.

acclivities
Upward slope.

carpet-baggers
Politicians who move to a place for an opportunity to promote their
career.

comity
Courtesy; civility. Comity of nations: respect of one country for the
laws and institutions of another. Law: courts of one jurisdiction give
effect to the decisions of another.

Lethe of death
River in Hades; drinking it caused forgetfulness.

mare clausum
Navigable body of water under the jurisdiction of one nation and
closed to all others. Latin: mare, sea + clausum, closed.

modus vivendi
Manner of living; way of life. Temporary agreement between contending
parties pending a final settlement.

Ney
Michel Ney--Duke of Elchingen, 1769-1815, French revolutionary and
Napoleonic military leader; marshal of France 1805-15.

parole
A written promise by a prisoner of war, that if released he will not
take up arms against his captors.

redintegration
Restoration of a lost or injured part. Evocation of a state of mind
by the recurrence of the elements making up the original experience.

scalawag
A native white Southerner who collaborated with the occupying forces
during Civil War Reconstruction for personal gain.

spiles
Post used as a foundation; a pile. Wooden plug; bung. Spigot used in
taking sap from a tree.

windrows
Row of leaves or snow heaped up by the wind; row of cut hay or grain
left to dry in a field before being bundled.

[End transcriber's notes]

[Illustration: Sculpture of a boat carrying several classical figures.]
Drawn by Will