Civil War

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