Across
- 2. - Highest military decoration awarded for valor.
- 6. - Low defensive barriers built by troops.
- 10. - Intense fire, often describing battlefield scenes.
- 12. - Communication link between different units.
- 14. - Warhorse.
- 18. - Secret system of communication often used in wartime.
- 19. - Holiday commemorating the end of slavery in Texas.
- 20. - Military unit typically composed of two or more squads.
Down
- 1. - Vessel loaded with combustibles to set an enemy fleet aflame.
- 3. - To get away from captivity or danger.
- 4. - Suicide mission consisting of volunteers.
- 5. - Place where weapons are stored.
- 7. - Young soldier who played the drum.
- 8. - Soldiers on horseback.
- 9. - Duty shift for soldiers during nighttime.
- 11. - Temporary camp without tents.
- 13. - Instructions given by superiors in the military.
- 15. - Repeating rifle used by some Union troops.
- 16. - Taking control of enemy forces or territory.
- 17. - Small, armed naval vessel.