Civil War
Across
- 5. A war fought from 1861 to 1865.
- 10. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States.
- 11. Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States. Southern states, feeling persecuted by the North, seceded by voting to separate from the Union.
- 14. It was the first major battle of the American Civil War.
- 15. Where the bloodiest battle of the Civil War took place.
- 16. A country of 50 states, with Alaska in the extreme Northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean.
- 17. The 16th president of the United States.
- 18. The color of the Unions uniform.
- 19. An American general known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865.
Down
- 1. A person who serves in an army.
- 2. The 18th President of the United States and commanding General of the United States Army, he lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
- 3. An African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and, during the American Civil War, a Union spy.
- 4. Loyal to the Confederacy. Also a Southern or Rebel.
- 6. A term for lice, or occasionally an offensive "Yankee" slang term for Confederate soldiers.
- 7. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
- 8. The term used to describe new soldiers.
- 9. The northern states of the US that opposed the seceding Confederate states in the Civil War.
- 12. A person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, and plans of an enemy or competitor.
- 13. A sustained fight between large, organized armed forces.
- 17. To lie in wait for an unexpected attack.