Civil War Military

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• Reconnaissance operative sent ahead of the main line (5)
• Victor of Gettysburg commanding the Army of the Potomac (5)
• General who accepted the surrender at Appomattox (5)
• Steamship protected by thick armor plating like the Monitor (8)
• Temporary field lodging for drilling troops (4)
• Short name for a Confederate fighter (3)
• Socket-mounted thrusting spike attached to the gun muzzle (7)
• Supply warehouse where ordnance and rations are stockpiled (5)
• Foot-soldier branch that formed the backbone of field armies (8)
• Tactical group of four to six field artillery pieces (7)
• Canvas shelter such as the Sibley model (4)
• Type of expanding hollow-base rifle bullet (5)
• Earthwork ditch dug for cover during late-war standoffs (6)

Down

• Regimental banner guarded fiercely by color bearers (4)
• Prolonged blockade of a stronghold like Vicksburg (5)
• Curved slashing blade carried by mounted troopers (5)
• Mounted branch responsible for screening and scouting (7)
• Grueling foot journey undertaken between engagements (5)
• Officer commanding an individual infantry company (7)
• Long-barreled muzzleloader carried by typical foot soldiers (6)
• Civilian who enlisted willingly in state regiments (9)
• Uniform tint favored by Federal regiments (4)
• Naval cordon sealing southern ports along the Atlantic coast (8)
• Official battlefield command dispatched by a courier (5)
• Percussion instrument used to signal infantry cadences (4)

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