Union soldiers

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soldier
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsəʊl.dʒər/us
/ˈsoʊl.dʒɚ/
a person who is in an army and wears its uniform, especially someone who fights when there is ...
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(Definition ofsoldierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The union soldiers came under direct fire as they boarded their dinghies, in a tactical retreat.
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The union soldiered on for another seventeen years, finding itself increasingly outmatched in its battles with employers.
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Union soldiers began to feel the effect of extremely short rations and many of their horses and mules died.
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Union soldiers held the city against cannon fire and cavalry attacks, although their headquarters sustained damage.
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Union soldiers who came ashore a few days later destroyed what they could and blew up the powder magazine.
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Union soldiers had been ordered up the hill.
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Union soldiers enter the city to put down the riots.
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Union soldiers stabled their horses in the pews and carved their names in the brick exterior.
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Union soldiers plundered the town before withdrawing, there being little of value, including food, for them to confiscate.
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Union soldiers raided two of the trains, after trailing many of the delegates from the convention to the trains, and again found many hidden handguns among the delegates.
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Union soldiers glibly named it the raft.
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