Civil War Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. "before war"
  2. 6. crackers that the Civil War soldiers ate
  3. 7. nickname for the Northerners who were against the Civil War
  4. 9. law that says escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners
  5. 12. a long gun with a smooth bore
  6. 15. issued by Lincoln
  7. 16. A large farm in the southern United States
  8. 17. murder of a public figure, usually for political reasons
  9. 18. nickname for the South
  10. 19. name given to the South supporting the Confederates
Down
  1. 1. putting local interests and customs ahead
  2. 2. states that did not leave the Union
  3. 3. when southern states chose to leave the United States
  4. 4. the side of an army or military unit
  5. 7. soldier that is wounded or killed during battle
  6. 8. a person who wanted to end slavery
  7. 10. large-caliber guns
  8. 11. nickname for the United States paper money
  9. 13. states that stayed loyal to the United States government
  10. 14. a group of states that left the United States