civil war vocab

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Across
  1. 2. to formally approve or sanction
  2. 6. the cruel killing of a number of helpless people
  3. 8. someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
  4. 9. freedom from slavery
  5. 10. to lie in wait for an unexpected attack
  6. 13. loyal to the confederacy, also southern or rebel
  7. 15. a flag or banner carried into battle on a pole
Down
  1. 1. a minor fight
  2. 3. loyal to the government of the united states, also known as union, yankee, or northern
  3. 4. a soldier who was, wounded, killed, or missing in action
  4. 5. an overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path
  5. 7. the area that is now oklahoma
  6. 11. the effort by the north to keep ships from entering or leaving southern ports
  7. 12. a branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot
  8. 14. to rush towards the enemy