Civil War-History Project

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Across
  1. 5. Used as a transfer point for mail exchange
  2. 9. Served as a Confederate general under Robert E. Lee
  3. 11. Provided nursing care and supplies to the Union troops
  4. 12. Was well known for his efforts to end slavery and his skill at public speaking
  5. 15. A Confederate general who led the South's attempt at secession during the Civil War
Down
  1. 1. Was a vital source of weapons and supplies for the war effort
  2. 2. Was the first major Civil War battle fought west of the Mississippi River
  3. 3. Allowed the Confederates to create a valuable hole in the Union blockade of the Atlantic seaboard
  4. 4. The president of the Confederate States
  5. 6. Signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act
  6. 7. Shattered the Confederate Army of Tennessee and marked the end of major Confederate offensives in the Western theater
  7. 8. Was the largest city in the South that provided military supplies and thousands of troops for the Confederate States Army
  8. 10. Issued the Emancipation Proclamation
  9. 13. A secret spy and military leader
  10. 14. Ended Confederate general Robert E. Lee's amibitious second quest to invade the North