civil war

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Across
  1. 4. Freedom from slavery.
  2. 5. someone who wishes to abolish slavery
  3. 7. Loyal to the government of the United States. Also known as Union, Yankee, or Northern.
  4. 8. An overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path.
  5. 9. A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder. Thrust from exploding powder shoots the bullet forward
  6. 10. the distance around the inside of the barrel measured in thousandths of an inch
Down
  1. 1. A stretcher which was carried by two people and used to transport wounded soldiers.
  2. 2. The officer who was responsible for supplying clothing, supplies and food for the troops.
  3. 3. A gun barrel is rifled when it has grooves (called rifling) cut into the inside of the barrel for longer range and more accurate firing.
  4. 6. A hollow projectile, shot from a cannon; a shell was filled with powder and lit by a fuse when it was fired. Shells exploded when their fuse burned down to the level of the powder.