Puzzler #1   Questions 1-42

1. Abbreviation for Missouri

2. A "yankeefied" one of these was captured & eaten.

3. ____ tack--a food staple

4. "He was brave as a ____."

5. Abbreviation for city of Reveille, May 1865.

6. General Sherman's middle name.

7. Inferior type of rifle issued in 1862.

8. Wheaton, Illinois sent several of these men to war

9. Always on the minds of wistful soldiers.

10. Abbreviation for soldiers who rode horses.

11. Another word for enemy.

12. This became the enemy after the Spring rains.

13. Nickname for Atlanta, ____ City.

14. Free-time activity enjoyed by most soldiers, but injured Capt. Daniels.

15. Trees of the South that adorned Federals' camps

16. Abbreviation for the governor of Tennessee who became president.

17. Synonym for anger.

18. "Copperheads" were not viewed as _____ citizens.

19. What a soldier would frequently do for his family and friends back home.

20. Initials for CSA Gen. repulsed by Union Gen. Buell in KY.

21. Sorely needed extraction.

22. The morning mist was a quiet blanket of ___.

23. A food item that saved the Union army from hunger near Savannah.

24. An historical period like that of the Civil War can also be called an ___.

25. Abbreviation for state whose colors Sgt. Cram helped claim at Peach Tree Creek.

26. A type of bird that could haunt the evening's quiet.

27. A soldier had to use his arm as one of these to brave the raging river.

28. A wild animal that would likely have been a candidate for feeding troops.

29. A favored activity by Lt. Church and many men.

30. A "secesh vixen" was also a ____.

31. U.S. Christian Commission was committed to providing these at rest camps.

32. The person who would ship Cram saleratus, beef, stamps, and newspapers.

33. Abbreviation for state in which Cram was proud to have found soldiers from his original hometown.

34. The hollow _____ was a military formation not enjoyed by soldiers.

36. Upon entering S.C., soldiers wrote of touching "treasonous ____."

37. Neither uniforms, boots, nor tents offered much variety in ____.

38. The first name of General Morgan's sweetheart.

39. Former slaves were also called _____men.

40. Abbreviation for the "border state" which left painful memories of slavery upon Pres. Lincoln as he grew up.

41. While many regiments had one, the 105th Ill. Inf. was not known to have a mascot or ___.

42. A military action that would not be taken easily because of embarrassment and blame associated.