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