Civil War Crossword 2

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  1. 3. After victories in Vicksburg & Chattanooga, Lincoln announced that this person would be the commander of all the Union armies. (full name)
  2. 5. This January 1, 1863, announcement by President Lincoln declared that all slaves in Confederate territory would be considered free.
  3. 7. After gaining success and popularity during the Civil War, General Grant would eventually be elected to this government position in 1868.
  4. 9. The Union victory at this city in Mississippi on July 4, 1863, gave the North complete control of the Mississippi River.
  5. 10. President Lincoln replaced this general with Ambrose Burnside after his failure to win at Antietam. (full name)
  6. 12. This battle in Pennsylvania in July of 1863 is considered the greatest single battle of the Civil War which was won by the Union Army.
  7. 13. President Lincoln died from this assassin's bullet on April 15, 1865. (full name)
  8. 14. This man took control of Grant's army after Grant's advancement and eventually took Atlanta in September of 1864. (full name)
  9. 15. This speech, given by President Lincoln in November 1863 to dedicate a cemetery for the victims of battle, began, "Four score and seven years ago . . ."
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  1. 1. Generals Lee and Grant agreed to terms of surrender on April 9, 1865, in this small Virginia town.
  2. 2. This man's charge on the Union center on Cemetery Ridge would end the Battle of Gettysburg. (full name)
  3. 4. Abolitionist and African-American leader who said of the Emancipation Proclamation, "We shout for joy that we live to record his righteous decree." (full name)
  4. 6. General Sherman was the first general to declare this type of war which destroys not only enemy troops but also their fields, factories, roads, etc.
  5. 8. Union general in the battle of Gettysburg (full name)
  6. 11. Nickname given to Democrats in the North who called for peace and compromise with the South