Civil War Vocab #1

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Across
  1. 2. raised platform to fire artillery from
  2. 4. a two-wheeled vehicle carrying artillery shells
  3. 6. former slaves used to steal property
  4. 8. firing from a protected position
  5. 9. large caliber guns used on battlefield
  6. 11. type of cannon used for shore defense
  7. 12. northern who wanted peace with Confederacy
  8. 13. secess
  9. 16. something grown to be sold in mass quantities
  10. 17. large knife attached at end of rifled musket
  11. 18. bedding rolled up and carried over shoulder
  12. 20. temporary structure for encampment
  13. 21. obstacle with diagonally cut spikes
Down
  1. 1. person who wanted to end slavery
  2. 3. isolating and blocking an area of importance
  3. 5. a surprise attack
  4. 7. rampart of fallen trees
  5. 8. leading cause of death in the Civil War
  6. 10. gunboat that was fortified with cotton bales
  7. 14. edema
  8. 15. time period before United States Civil War
  9. 18. a heavy shoe
  10. 19. cannonn ammunition filled with many pieces
  11. 21. soldiers on horseback