Across
- 1. a term used to describe the hard crackers often issued to soldiers of both sides during the Civil War.
- 3. To formally enroll in the army or to call roll.
- 6. row of trees was chopped down and replanted with their limbs pointing towards the enemy to strengthen fortifications.
- 7. Slaves who had escaped to the Union lines for safety.
- 11. Term for cheap, poorly made cloth which was used early in the war to make Federal uniforms
- 12. The lowest rank in the army.
- 13. A pledge by a prisoner of war or a defeated soldier not to bear arms.
- 14. Loyal to the government of the United States. Also known as Union, Yankee, or Northern.
- 16. The term used for military supplies, such as weaponry and ammunition.
- 18. A crushing defeat where, often, the losers run from the field
- 19. A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot.
- 23. A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder
- 24. Long, cylindrical metal rod used to push the cartridge down the barrel of a musket in preparation for firing
- 25. Blocking the supply lines and escape routes of a city to force it to surrender.
Down
- 2. A military branch that is mounted on horseback. Cavalry regiments could travel swiftly from place to place or go on reconnaissance excursions on horseback during the Civil War, although they mostly fought on foot. Their primary mission was to acquire intelligence on enemy movements.
- 4. Also called the North or the United States Whigs A political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories
- 5. A Northerner,someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States.
- 7. The Confederacy, often known as the South or the Confederate States of America, was a group of states that broke away from the United States of America to create their own country.
- 8. Also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States of America, or the Rebel states
- 9. A type of counter-attack used to disrupt the enemy's attack or siege of a fortification, causing the enemy to divert some of its resources away from the initial attack or siege.
- 10. Intestinal disease causing severe diarrhea. a leading cause of death by disease.
- 15. A part of a defensive line of works or a fortification that juts out from the main line towards the enemy
- 17. A cannon which fired hollow projectiles and was generally lighter and shorter than its solid-shot cousins
- 20. A branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare. During the Civil War, “blue water” ships cruised the oceans and “brown water” boats floated up and down the rivers
- 21. To formally approve or sanction
- 22. A leave from duty, granted by a superior officer.