Important people in the Civil War
Across
- 3. Confederate general, he is considered a military genius, some of his tactics are taught in military schools today
- 9. Commander of the Union Army, leader of the potomac during the Civil War and defeated Robert E. Lee’s forces at the battle of gettysburg
- 10. Confederate general, highest ranking officer to join, commanded the east and west parts of the army
- 12. Confederate general, led the south's attempt at secession during the Civil War
- 13. Union general, commanded the Union center and repulsed the confederate assault known as pickett's charge
- 14. Confederate general, commanded the Tennessee army in the confederacy and in a couple of battles
Down
- 1. Union general, organized the militia men in rhode island and was the first to arrive at the first battle of bull run manassas
- 2. Union general, called the great organizer of the Union Army of the Potomac and Young Napoleon
- 4. Confederate general, commanded the first Cherokee regiment for the confederacy
- 5. Confederate general, responsible for the massacre of Black Union troops stationed at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, in April 1864
- 6. Confederate general, known for his bold tactics, successfully circumnavigated the Union Army of Potomac
- 7. Union general, he led the union forces in crushing campaigns through the South, marching through Georgia and the Carolinas
- 8. Union general, led the union army to victory, later elected the 18th president of the US
- 11. The former president of the Confederate state of America, presided over the South’s creation of its own armed forces and acquisition of weapons