Civil War

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  1. 1. Born 1808. Instructed the confederate generals on decisions during the Civil War.
  2. 4. New soldiers that have never fought in a battle or war before.
  3. 5. Used during the Civil War to transport soldiers to different areas for battle. Used mostly by the North.
  4. 7. Someone who believes slavery is wrong and wants to get rid of it.
  5. 12. A battle that occurred July 1, 1863—lasting for 3 days-- that was marked as one of the bloodiest battles
  6. 13. Joined the Union Army and became general during the Civil War. Elected president of the United States in 1869.
  7. 14. (July 11, 1861) First battle over land in the Civil War.
  8. 16. Vice president to Abraham Lincoln, Became president (1865-1869) after Lincolns assassination and tried to reconstruct America.
  9. 18. States that all slaves be freed from the Confederate states. Issued by Abraham Lincoln.
  10. 19. A term used to refer to the stomach.
  11. 20. A term used to describe a person that is bad or good for nothing.
  12. 21. States that had outlawed slavery.
  13. 22. 16th president of the United States. Wished to end slavery. Issued the Emancipation Proclamation, setting many slaves free.
Down
  1. 2. Governor of Ohio 1868-1972. 19th president of the United States .
  2. 3. War that lasted from April 12, 1861-May 9, 1865 between the North and South in America.
  3. 6. States that had allowed slavery.
  4. 8. (June 10, 1861) First battle of the American Civil War.
  5. 9. A system invented in 1837 by Samuel Morse then sends messages along a wire. Used by the Northerners and Abraham Lincoln to communicate during the Civil War.
  6. 10. Speech given on November 19, 1863 by president Abraham Lincoln that commemorated the soldiers that died in the battles.
  7. 11. A term used when you have been through a lot or have "seen it all".
  8. 15. A uncivilized killing of a large number of innocent, helpless people. One term used to describe the civil war.
  9. 17. Surrendered to General Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse on April 19, 1865.
  10. 23. An acronym used when a soldier would leave his post or place in the army without leave.