Civil War Crossword

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  1. 3. The Union’s victory in this battle and helped Lincoln’s reelection
  2. 4. He was the only Native American general on either side
  3. 6. It was the first battleship used by the Union in the Civil War
  4. 7. He was a Union General who Robert E. Lee said he was the best he ever faced
  5. 8. He surrendered for the Confederacy
  6. 10. He was a Union general who suffered 6 battle wounds throughout his career
  7. 13. He was a Confederate general who used his intelligence to win the battle of Potomac
  8. 19. He was a Union General who expressed that the war would not end quickly which led to him being demoted
  9. 20. It was the name of the Union strategy to blockade the South from using the Mississippi
  10. 22. He was a Union general who took Ambrose Burnside’s spot as general in 1863
  11. 24. He was the first Admiral in the U.S. Navy
  12. 27. He led an unsuccessful charge on the Union during the Battle of Gettysburg
  13. 28. The Union won control over the Mississippi River with this battle
  14. 29. He got his nickname from standing like a wall
  15. 30. It was the first battle of the Civil War
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  1. 1. A Proclamation that declared all slaves in rebellious South states to be free
  2. 2. He was leader of the Confederacy
  3. 5. The first shots of the Civil War took place here
  4. 9. The Confederacy’s loss at this battle ended its hopes of blockading the Mississippi River
  5. 11. He was a Union General who captured Mexico City and became General on August 6th, 1861
  6. 12. He was president for most of the war
  7. 13. He was a Union general most famous for burning 2,000 barns at the valley of Shenandoah
  8. 14. It was the first battle of the Civil War to take place on Union soil
  9. 15. He stood like a rock in the Battle of Chickamauga giving him a nickname of the “Chicamauga Rock”
  10. 16. After this battle, Lee surrendered to Grant
  11. 17. He became President after being a general in the Civil War
  12. 18. He was a successful Confederate general but after the war he was criticized for supporting Grant in becoming President
  13. 21. It was the name of the Confederacy’s first Ironclad boat
  14. 23. He went from a US senator to leading an army of 1,700 soldiers
  15. 25. It was the Confederacy’s largest prison
  16. 26. It was the deadliest battle in the Civil War