civil war terms

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Across
  1. 1. warships armed with iron armor plating, revolutionized naval warfare during the American Civil War.
  2. 4. A political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories.
  3. 9. a crucial food source for soldiers on both sides, primarily due to its long shelf life and ease of storage.
  4. 12. An enclosed field work - without redans - which had several sides and was used to protect a garrison from attacks from several directions.
  5. 14. where the first shots where fired
  6. 17. A war between the northern and southern states over the way of life of the south and whether or not the union would stay together.
  7. 19. often called the first and second manassas
  8. 22. The tactics used by Napoleon Bonaparte that were studied by military men and cadets at West Point before the Civil War.
  9. 23. It was copied from the French officer's hat
  10. 24. It's often used metaphorically to describe the destructive and relentless nature of war
  11. 25. A rifled artillery piece with a reinforcing band at the rear, or breech.
Down
  1. 2. mounted infantry used in the civil war
  2. 3. a type of artillery round consisting of a cluster of small balls
  3. 5. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States.
  4. 6. Large logs painted to look like cannons.
  5. 7. what granted slaves their freedom
  6. 8. creator of the emancipation proclamation
  7. 10. They were modeled after French African troops who were known for their bravery and marksmanship.
  8. 11. A boundary surveyed in the 1760s that ran between Pennsylvania to the North and Delaware, Maryland and (West) Virginia to the South.
  9. 13. The term used for military supplies.
  10. 15. Land within the mainland boundaries of the country that had not yet become a state by 1861.
  11. 16. This curing process allowed the pork to last a very long time without the need for refrigeration.
  12. 18. Someone who does something because they want to, not because they need to.
  13. 20. Also called the North or the United States,
  14. 21. Cultural movement in which Southern states attempted to cope - mentally and emotionally - with devastating defeat and Northern military occupation after the Civil War.