The Civil War

8. to formally enroll in the army or to call roll
9. a minor fight
10. a fortified location where powder or supplies were stored safely
11. a soldier who was appointed by an officer to be his confidential assistant
14. a crushing defeat where, often, the losers run from the field.
15. smoothbore heavy artillery which lobbed shot and shell
16. Party: a political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories
18. a Northerner; someone loyal to the federal government of the United States
19. escaped slaves who fled to the Union lines for protection
20. a term used for 'living off the land", as well as plundering committed by soldiers
21. an overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path

1. a small canvas bag used to carry a soldier's food
2. to pretend to attack in one direction while the real attack is directed somewhere else
3. a stretcher used to transport wounded soldiers
4. a soldier who delivered the mail to other soldiers
5. a tightly bound bundle of straight sticks used to reinforce trenches
6. intestinal disease-causing severe diarrhea was a leading cause of death by disease
7. a ship protected by iron armor
12. freedom from slavery
13. a mound of earth used to protect gun positions
17. a branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot