Civil War
Across
- 4. The lowest rank in the army.
- 6. Actively attacking someone.
- 9. Phrase used to describe soldiers who were either new to the military of had never fought in a battle before.
- 11. Rush towards the enemy.
- 14. To fire along the length of an enemy's battle line.
- 19. An overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path.
- 20. A soldier standing guard.
Down
- 1. Nineteenth century term for the condition known today as edema.
- 2. To formally enroll in the army or to call roll.
- 3. Troops, like the National Guard, who are only called out to defend the land in an emergency.
- 5. gunboats using stacked cotton bales to protect themselves from enemy fire.
- 7. The officer who was responsible for supplying clothing, supplies and food for the troops.
- 8. Small sewing kit soldiers used to repair their garments.
- 10. A large gap or "hole" in a fortification's wall or embankments caused by artillery or mines, exposing the inside of the fortification to assault.
- 12. A group of soldiers stationed at a military post.
- 13. The term used to describe new soldiers.
- 15. A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot.
- 16. The term used for military supplies, such as weaponry and ammunition.
- 17. A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action.
- 18. To pretend to attack in one direction while the real attack is directed somewhere else.