ABCs Civil War
Across
- 3. was an American college professor and politician from Maine who volunteered during the American Civil War to join the Union Army.
- 4. An escaped slave who was the most important leader of the abolitionist movemnet
- 7. the use of artillery and combined arms assaults, were employed in the Civil War, they were often adapted or rendered less effective due to technological advancements.
- 9. a french military cap with a flat top and a horizontal brim.
- 11. economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.
- 12. Large, bulky weapon
- 15. rifle-musket that requires a cap to fire.
- 18. Was a major illness that killed many soldiers
- 19. the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
- 22. is best known for his famous “March to the Sea” through Georgia in 1864.
- 23. Had Control over the Potomac army
- 24. a fake or dummy gun.
- 25. were documents adopted by states, primarily the southern states.
Down
- 1. was a mounted sentry, or in layman’s terms a scout.
- 2. Main person for the underground railroad
- 5. the highest ranking general in the union army, and led the Union to victory during the Civil War.
- 6. Famous Confederate general
- 8. Spiky barricade made of wood and metal
- 10. a unit of the Union Army in the American Civil War.
- 13. The Philadelfia press hired him in 1864 to cover the African American troops in Virginia.
- 14. Was shot by his own men
- 16. Soldiers put these on the ends of their guns
- 17. was a soldier serving in a unit, typically a volunteer regiment, that adopted the distinctive dress and drill of the French Zouaves.
- 20. a type of muzzle-loading shoulder firearm, typically smoothbore, that was a standard weapon for infantry for a long period in history
- 21. Southern slang for Union Soldiers