Civil War

3. a type of firearm
7. announcement, especially one dealing with a matter of great importance.
8. eleven U.S.that seceded from the U.S. over the issue of slavery
12. the period before the Civil War (1861-1865)
13. being owned by another person, forced into labor, and stripped of liberty
14. an organized military force equipped for fighting on land.
15. act of being freed from a restraint, control, or legal disability
18. a military unit of troops mounted on horseback
19. the action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context.

1. political movement to end slavery around the world.
2. combat between opposing military forces, or a general conflict, struggle, or contest.
4. 6th president of the United States
5. 6th president of the United States
6. the 50 constituent political entities of the U.S.
9. Scott an enslaved African-American man
10. a person killed or injured in a war or accident.
11. hard dry bread or biscuit, especially as rations for sailors.
14. cannons, howitzers, and mortars, designed to launch projectiles over long distances
16. the action of assassinating someone.
17. a line or edge that separates one area from another