Puzzler #1   Questions 43-84

43. Item that was frequently destroyed by both armies in the South to the dismay of the railroad companies.

44. George F. Cram's relationship to Anna Blanchard Cram was as her ____.

45. The term for the portions of food that could be allocated to soldiers by the Commissary.

46. What every soldier had hopes for daily.

47. KY's Cassius ____ was quoted in Cram's letters.

48. Abbreviation of Adjutant General.

49. Clothing item that soldiers often wanted sent from home.

50. The European country that produced Napoleon.

51. Nickname of Lincoln's son, whose death he suffered greatly.

52. For a ___, a northern soldier could hire a substitute to serve.

53. A defensive activity in preparation of an assault.

54. Its composition could vary greatly from ground to straw to pine boughs.

55. Musical instrument played by young men.

56. Cram implored his family to study this item in order to understand his geographic position.

57. Some considered certain activities such as smoking or drinking to be a ___.

58. South ______ was high in the TN mountains and home to the 105th for many weeks.

59. It was hard in battle to obtain the delicate morsels of soft ____.

60. How to___ those pesty mosquitoes?

61. Gen. Sherman's inflammatory proclamation that his actions would "make the South ____ ."

62. The continuous roar of gunfire ruined many an ___.

63. Abbreviation for Killed-in-Action, although not widely used during the Civil War.

64. Hard-tack often ruined a person's teeth and his ___.

65. A 100-day soldier was often a very young _______.

66. Abbreviation for the head officer of a regiment, such as Daniel Dustin.

67. Rather than using the surgeon's medicines, Cram and others would search for the right ____ to treat sicknesses.

68. Used by Cram on duty, the city name of a Shakespearean play in which two gentlemen are the main characters.

69. The command of Gen. Robert E. ___ has been scrutinized for more than 100 years.

70. When a company, a regiment, or a brigade acted in unity, they acted as ___.

71. The name for both Gen. John ____ and the head of the Vatican.

72. The verb for applying Calomel on one's skin to calm the poison ivy.

73. A typical soldier boy came from his _____ to enlist.

74. Scouts would ____ territory in search for the enemy and for provisions.

75. Gen. Sherman made a ____ with Gen. Johnston that the govt. leaders in Washington would not permit.

76. Canned oysters were considered a most welcomed _____.

77. Abbreviation for the state in which the Battle of Bentonville was fought.

78. Morale in the 105th Ill. Inf. improved upon Daniel Chapman's arrival because then the men could have _____ services.

79. The indomitable spirit of this guerrilla raider was demonstrated at Hartsville, TN on Dec. 7, 1862.

80. A Federal's nickname for a Confederate soldier.

81. _____ was hard to come by during the Atlanta Campaign due to wretched conditions in the field and the sustained adrenalin rush from fear and anticipation.

82. The Union-held city, highly acclaimed by Sgt. Cram for its architecture & geography.

83. Debates on how the war was ___ continue 135+ years later.

84. On this first holiday away, Cpl. Cram urged his family to continue with all the old traditions while he made pancakes for his men.