Across
- 2. type of cannon that threw a bomb in high arcs
- 4. label for Northerners who opposed the war
- 7. first shot of a cannonade
- 9. cylindrical wicker basket several feet high
- 11. function of cavalry deployed to prevent enemy reconnaissance from determining the size or movement of the main army
- 12. maneuver that seeks to avoid a frontal assault by gaining the side or read of an enemy position
- 15. designation meaning a day of the month
Down
- 1. land or marine mine
- 3. white canvas bag about a foot square that held soldiers rations
- 5. wall on top of a rampart that shielded riflemen from enemy fire
- 6. orderly retreat usually designed to move away from an enemy
- 8. oldest form of defense fortification
- 10. to fire upon the length rather than the face of the enemy
- 13. 2 or 3 sided field fort
- 14. Civil War hat