American Civil War

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  1. 1. The battle that is known to be the turning point of the Civil War and made the North’s victory extremely clear.
  2. 3. Served as a major Union war general during the Civil War whose reputation consisted of partying ( mainly with women), and being a hard drinker.
  3. 4. The commanding general who led the Union Armies to their victory during the Civil War. He is also known for being the 18th United States president.
  4. 6. A method of telecommunication that specifically helped Union troops send battle information.
  5. 7. The war between the North and South that was caused by a disagreement about decision-making and slavery. The North believed in ridding the nation of slavery and that decisions would be made as a country. The South had opposing values, fighting for the right to have slaves and the right to make independent decisions.
  6. 9. The strategy used by the Union that consisted of them “squeezing” on all sides of the U.S. and towards the South to block their coastline and stop the movement of people and supplies.
  7. 11. A general of the Union during the Civil War who is credited for inventing the carbine, one of the first breach-loaded rifles.
  8. 14. Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid in a failed attempt to distribute weapons and slaves to start a slave rebellion.
  9. 17. An American Civil War Union general who was also one of the leading architects of modern warfare. He also held a march with the idea of driving Georgia’s civilian population away from the ideals of the Confederacy.
  10. 19. Term that is used to describe something that formally leaves or withdraws from a federal union, alliance, or (political or religious) organization.
  11. 21. Place in Virginia where Confederate general, Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union general, Ulysses S. Grant and ended the American Civil War.
  12. 22. An Act made during the Civil War that provided food, shelter, clothing, medical supplies, and land for southerners and freed slaves.
  13. 23. The battle that killed/severely injured 25,000 men and is considered the bloodiest moment of the Civil War.
  14. 25. The group of eleven southern states that seceded from the U.S. in motivation regarding the preservation of slavery.
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  1. 2. A major Union general during the Civil War had nicknames such as “Little Mac” and “Young Napoleon.”
  2. 5. One of the South’s most successful Confederate generals during the American Civil War and is known by his nickname, “Stonewall” after earning it at the Battle of First Bull Run.
  3. 8. The battle in Mississippi in 1863 that strengthened Union General Ulysses S. Grant’s reputation.
  4. 10. A military post in South Carolina, owned by the Union, got overthrown by the Confederacy and is known to have officially started the Civil War.
  5. 12. An American-Confederate general who led the South during their secession in the Civil War. He also was involved in the war’s most violent battles, Antietam and Gettysburg, but later surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant.
  6. 13. The United States President during the Civil War who fought against slavery and was later assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
  7. 15. Began the Civil War with quartermaster duties in the Union but was quickly promoted to brigadier general. He also earned the nickname, “Superb” after a counterattack in Williamsburg.
  8. 16. A general during the Civil War and has the title of being the Confederacy’s first brigadier general. Along with commanding defenses, he ordered the first shots of the Civil War in Fort Sumter. He, along with others, is referred to by his initials.
  9. 18. Fought during the Civil War as a Confederate general and was referred to by his initials from his name.
  10. 20. The novel that Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote to communicate the inhumanity and horrors of slavery.
  11. 24. The group of northern states in America that believed in equal rights, abolishing slavery, and were industrially focused.