CIVIL WAR VOCAB

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