confederate soldier

collocation in English

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confederate
noun[C]
uk
/kənˈfed.ər.ət/us
/kənˈfed.ɚ.ət/
someone you work together with in a secret, sometimes ...
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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 ofconfederateandsoldierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Confederatesoldierwho after being wounded had evidently dragged himself to a little ravine on the hillside where he died.
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Confederate soldiers owned their horses and were compensated on a monthly basis.
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Confederate soldiers and civilians climbed aboard the ship to look for souvenirs and provisions such as coffee and tea.
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Confederate soldiers by and large preferred these war versions to the original minstrel lyrics.
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A monument to confederate soldiers is located nearby.
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The bodies of confederate soldiers were buried in crude makeshift graves all across the yard.
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The home housed confederate soldiers into the 1940s.
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Confederate soldiers used the yell during charges to intimidate the enemy and boost their own morale, although the yell had many other uses.
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They, along with 7000 confederate soldiers, would become prisoners of war.
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Confederate soldiers were also faced with inadequate food rations, especially as the war progressed.
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Confederate soldiers whitewashed the outer walls to make lurking prisoners instantly recognizable.
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During the civil war confederate soldiers would make a tea from the bark to treat pain and fevers, and dogwood leaves in a poultice to cover wounds.
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