Civil War
Across
- 3. name of the plan the North devised to defeat the South
- 4. battle that showed the North and the South the war would last longer than thought
- 5. one reason why some men joined the army
- 8. name of the leader of the Confederate armies in the East
- 10. nickname of the general who turned the Battle of Bull Run
- 12. one of the reasons Lee invaded Maryland
- 15. former slave who urged Lincoln to make the war about slavery
- 16. announcement that freed the slaves in the South
- 19. president of the Union
- 21. name of the ironclad for the South
- 22. Sumter where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
- 23. a name given to the soldiers of the South
- 25. another name for the North
- 26. wooden ship covered in iron plates
Down
- 1. president of the South
- 2. people who are killed, wounded, captured, or missing in battle
- 5. a state that didn't secede but continued to have slaves
- 6. when people are chosen randomly to be in the army
- 7. name of the general Lincoln fired because he wasn't aggressive enough
- 9. another name given to the South
- 11. bloodiest battle of the Civil War to this point
- 13. General nicknamed Unconditional Surrender
- 14. one of the countries the South would become an ally
- 17. Orleans battle that almost closed the Mississippi River to the South
- 18. name of the ironclad for the North
- 20. name given to soldiers in the North
- 24. battle in which there were 23,000 casualties in two days