The Civil War

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Across
  1. 1. To formally approve or sanction.
  2. 3. Roll of thin paper which held a small amount of gun powder in the bottom and a ball or bullet in the top. A soldier needed to tear off the top of the cartridge in order to fire his weapon - part of the nine steps to fire a muzzle loading gun (or five to fire a breech loading gun).
  3. 6. hard crackers often issued to soldiers of both sides during the Civil War.
  4. 9. A term often used to describe the United States of America before the outbreak of the Civil War.
  5. 10. A group of soldiers stationed at a military post.
  6. 11. A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured.
  7. 12. A group of 50 to 100 soldiers led by a captain. 10 companies = 1 regiment, about 4 regiments = 1 brigade, 2 to 5 brigades = 1 division, 2 or more divisions = 1 corps, 1 or more corps = 1 army.
  8. 13. Mason-Dixon Line: A boundary surveyed in the 1760s that ran between Pennsylvania to the North and Delaware, Maryland and (West) Virginia to the South. It became a symbolic division between free states and slave states.
  9. 15. A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot.
  10. 18. Blanket or other bedding rolled up and carried over the shoulder by a soldier. Sometimes soldiers would include personal belongings in their bedroll.
  11. 20. The lowest rank in the army.
Down
  1. 2. A term used for “living off the land,” as well as plundering committed by soldiers.
  2. 4. A ship protected by iron armor.
  3. 5. Freedom from slavery.
  4. 7. A two-wheeled or four-wheeled wagon or cart used to transport wounded or sick soldiers
  5. 8. The term used for military supplies, such as weaponry and ammunition.
  6. 14. Raised platform or mound allowing an artillery piece to be fired over a fortification's walls without exposing the gun crew to enemy fire.
  7. 16. Pea A common southern term for "peanut".
  8. 17. A leather shoe, similar to an ankle-high boot, issued to soldiers during the Civil War. Brogans were also popular amongst civilians during the time period
  9. 19. To practice marching, military formations and the steps in firing and handling one's weapon.