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Civil War Slang. English is a slang-rich language, but most slang terms don't survive more than a generation or so. Here are some Civil War-era slang terms that people still use today. fit. to be tied-angry. greenbacks-money. I heard it through the grapevine-Telegraph wires, often used to transmit information during the war, were referred to as ... ................
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