Union troops

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troop
noun
uk
/truːp/us
/truːp/
soldiers on duty in a ...
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(Definition oftroopfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This surprise attack drove the union troops back several hundred yards to their original entrenchments.
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Union troops lived off the land, confiscating livestock and crops from local farms.
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Union troops would often have to rebuild an entire line from scratch for it to be usable.
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Union troops set up their camps on the side of the road.
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Union troops returned just six weeks later and stayed through the end of the war.
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Union troops pursued, and skirmishing occurred in the streets until dark.
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Union troops went back to work modifying platform construction and resetting the cannon.
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Union troops continued to file into line, extending their flank to the north, beyond the intended avenue of attack.
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Union troops returned in force, occupying the town and began to rebuild parts of the armory.
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Union troops not only found refuge in the house, but left their physical mark there as well.
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Union troops retreated in different states of order.
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