Civil War

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Across
  1. 2. an island fortification located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
  2. 4. the deadliest one-day battle in American history
  3. 7. protected and preserved known portions of England's first New World
  4. 8. the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee
  5. 9. Union troops were under the command of General Joseph Hooker
  6. 11. was fought July 1–3, 1863
  7. 12. served as a staging area for troops as part of the Port of Embarkation
  8. 13. a turning point in the War of 1812, leading both sides to reach a peace agreement later that year
  9. 14. fortifications that the Union Army erected in Alexandria County
  10. 15. claimed 23,000 casualties--it was the second bloodiest battle fought west of the Appalachians during the Civil War
  11. 16. it was on the Mississippi River and made it a critical win for both the Union and the Confederacy
Down
  1. 1. This battle was a crushing defeat for the Union
  2. 3. Confederates burned this place down
  3. 5. There was an assassination there
  4. 6. second costliest battle of the Civil War
  5. 10. allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior