CIVIL WAR VOCAB
Across
- 3. The bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War (and of U.S. history)
- 5. The freeing of slaves
- 8. Lincoln ordered to free the Confederate slaves
- 9. Was careful and hesitant, which eventually led to many losses from the South, and angering Lincoln
- 10. The destruction of civilian and economic resources
- 15. A constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment
- 18. A key battle - turned the tide against the Confederates
- 19. 15,000 Confederate soldiers marched slowly up to Cemetery Ridge - showered with cannon and rifle fires and suffering severe losses
- 20. Took many important Southern outposts with the help of the Navy fleet - helped with the South's surrender
Down
- 1. General Lee launched a series of clashes that forced the union army to retreat near Richmond
- 2. Wedged in between North and South states - slave states that did not join the confederacy
- 4. Escaped slaves
- 6. Helped doctors with organizing medicine supplies and soothed wounded and dying soldiers
- 7. Consisted mostly of African Americans - led an heroic charge on Fort Wagner in July, 1863
- 11. A federal outpost in South Carolina that was attacked by Confederates, beginning the Civil War
- 12. 16th president of the United States - Was president during the Civil War
- 13. Carried out the Union plan to destroy Southern railroads and industries
- 14. A series of battles designed to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia
- 16. Served in the Mexican War and led federal troops to Harper's Ferry - was willing to take risks and make unpredictable moves to throw Union forces off balance.
- 17. Mid westerners that sympathized with the South and opposed abolition