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THE BATTLE OF PILOT KNOB CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Note: A knowledge of the battle is required
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___1. The Confederate general who led the final charge on 27 Sep 1864
___3. The Union major who commanded the garrison was later captured and executed.
___5. This general shares a name with a Dickens character.
___8. The earthen fort at Pilot Knob
___11.The Union doctor and lifelong friend of General Ewing
___16. This Confederate general refused to surrender at the war's end.
___17. The three letter abbreviation on the rebel belt buckle.
___18. The nearby mountain which gave the battle its name.
___20. Many of the Union soldiers were part of the ____ guard at Ironton.
___21. He raided Missouri in 1863 and attacked Springfield. Later he was governor.
___25. The Union general at Chickamuga and not on friendly terms with General Grant
___27. A handgun
___29. Abbreviation for Missouri
___30. A six-pounder, a thirty-two pounders, provides a loud bang.
___32. The Union general at this battle.
___35. General Price hoped to _____ needed supplies by taking the fort.
___36. The entire war was called by the victors, the ____________.
___38. At Leasburg, the Union troops were reinforced by soldiers from an ___________ regiment.
___41. The Union major was captured near an ante-bellum _______ at the base of the mountain.
___44. Many of the Confederate troops were from Missouri and _____.
___46. The first name of the Union general and also the Union Colonel at this battle.
___48. Confederate troops entered the valley through ______ gap.
___50. Cannons were ____-ed up the side of the mountain.
___52. The _______ was about 3:30 in the morning when the fort exploded.
___53. The mountain to the southwest of the fort.
___54. The fort is surrounded by a dry _________
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___2. Troops are usually ____ into battle by an officer.
___4. Confederate scouts and retreating Yanks formed battle _____ outside of Ironton.
___5. The leader of the 47th Missouri and 1865 Governor of Missouri.
___6. Both sides commonly ____ a bread called hardtack.
___7. The state which was the battleground for the longest raid in the war
___9. The fort had both a north and a south ____________.
___10. The Union traveled almost 15 miles below this rose in the sky.
___12. This Confederate Misosuri Governor was present at the battle.
___13. One cavalry unit was sent towards Potosi to ____ up railroad lines between the fort and St. Louis
___14. Originally, the Union general planned to head to ______ when they escaped, but ended up in Leasburg.
___15. A Confederate soldier was also known as a ______.
___18. This blew up at 3:30 in the morning.
___19. Cannon barrels are loaded with powder by use of a ram ____
___21. Lt. David ______ was the expert artillery officer at the fort.
___22. The slouched top cap worn by both sides was known as a _______.
___23. The valley is known as the ________ Valley.
___24. Missouri was _______-ed almost annually during the war.
___26. During the escape, Union troops were plagued by ______, some heavy, some only a drizzle.
___28. The Confederate leader's first name and a special type of silver.
___31. Butternuts were __________ soldiers.
___33. Sgt. Wilkinson of the 47th Mo. Infantry would be called an _____ today.
___34. Short for Yankees.
___37. Webster ______ southeast of Leasburg
___39. Colonel Alonzo _________ knew the Union general and after nightfall sent him a message.
___40. The most experienced troops on the Union side were from _____ and led by Capt. Campbell.
___42. Many Yankees fought to end slavery, others simply believed the ____ must be preserved.
___43. A Union base of operations, Immanuel _____ became a hospital during the battle.
___45. This battle was the first in which hand-grenades helped make a difference. The weapon was known as a ________ grenade.
___47. Lt. Gen. Kirby _______ authorized this last great raid.
___49. Cannons were placed on ______ of the mountain in #53 across.
___51. A unit led by Sgt. Milks ____ the torches to blow up the fort.
BATTLE OF PILOT KNOB CROSSWORD PUZZLE
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