The Civil War

4. a mound of earth used to protect gun positions
5. a tightly bound bundle of straight sticks used to reinforce trenches
8. smoothbore heavy artillery which lobbed shot and shell
9. an overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path
14. a branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot
16. to pretend to attack in one direction while the real attack is directed somewhere else
17. a soldier who was appointed by an officer to be his confidential assistant
18. intestinal disease-causing severe diarrhea was a leading cause of death by disease
19. a term used for 'living off the land", as well as plundering committed by soldiers
20. a minor fight

1. a soldier who delivered the mail to other soldiers
2. Northerner; someone loyal to the federal government of the United States
3. a ship protected by iron armor
6. to formally enroll in the army or to call roll
7. a fortified location where powder or supplies were stored safely
8. escaped slaves who fled to the Union lines for protection
10. freedom from slavery
11. a crushing defeat where, often, the losers run from the field.
12. a political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories
13. a small canvas bag used to carry a soldier's food
15. a stretcher used to transport wounded soldiers