Civil War Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 2. A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
  2. 5. A long gun that soldiers used by shooting it while resting it against their shoulder.
  3. 6. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  4. 9. Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
  5. 11. A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
  6. 14. A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
  7. 15. A person who wanted to eliminate or get rid of slavery.
  8. 16. The side of an army or military unit.
  9. 17. A nickname for the South.
  10. 19. The slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates.
  11. 21. An army of citizens used during emergencies.
  12. 22. A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
Down
  1. 1. A large farm in the southern United States that used slaves for working.
  2. 3. The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government.
  3. 4. A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
  4. 7. Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
  5. 8. The upper states of the United States, also called the Union.
  6. 10. When a person is murdered for political reasons.
  7. 12. A nickname given to people in the South that supported the Confederate States.
  8. 13. A group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
  9. 18. A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
  10. 20. When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.