Civil War Crossword

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  1. 3. This was a major victory for the Union Army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, and one of the bloodiest battles in American history, fought in southwestern Tennessee.
  2. 4. This iconic location in Virginia marks the date April 9, 1865, when Confederate General Law surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, officially ending the Civil War.
  3. 5. The person who led the Army of Northern Virginia.
  4. 7. The person who was general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and one of the principal commanders of the Western Theater.
  5. 10. The 18th President of the United States.
  6. 12. The person who was a distinguished Union military officer in the American Civil War, governor of Maine, and educator.
  7. 14. A distinguished Union general during the American Civil War, often hailed as the first "modern general."
  8. 16. The largest and most notorious prisoner-of-war camp in the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
  9. 17. President of the Confederate States.
  10. 18. This was the first battle of the American Civil War. After 34 hours of Confederate bombardment, the Union surrendered, marking the official start of the four-year war(2 words).
  11. 20. A Confederate general during the American Civil War, and one of the most controversial commanders in the Army of Northern Virginia, he led the Gettysburg Charge, which ended in a disastrous defeat.
  12. 22. Battlefield where Lincoln gave his famous address.
  13. 23. An American military officer, politician, and engineer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Army and the 24th Governor of New Jersey.
  14. 25. A fortified city, guarding the last stretch of the Mississippi River under Confederate control.
  15. 26. Confederate lieutenant general and military strategist during the American Civil War.
  16. 27. A Confederate general during the American Civil War, and a key subordinate of General Robert E. Lee.
  17. 28. The first major battle of Civil War (2 words).
  18. 29. A U.S. Army officer and politician who rose to the rank of federal general during the American Civil War, served three terms as governor of Rhode Island, and was also an inventor and industrialist.
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  1. 1. An executive order issued by the President during the Civil War, ordering the freeing of slaves in the rebellious Confederate states(2 words).
  2. 2. A federal strategy formulated in 1861 aimed to defeat the Confederate States of America by crippling its economy(2 words).
  3. 3. A high-ranking Union general during the American Civil War and a key figure in the subsequent Indian Wars.He was nicknamed "Little Phil."
  4. 6. A distinguished Union major general during the American Civil War, best known for leading the Army of the Potomac and the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Chancellorsville.
  5. 8. The only Native American to be promoted to brigadier general during the American Civil War, and also the last Confederate general to surrender
  6. 9. A high-ranking officer in the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War, he was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in U.S. Navy history.
  7. 11. A city that the union captured and burned it down before withdrawing during the Civil War.
  8. 13. The battle remains the deadliest single-day battle in American military history and a pivotal battle of the Civil War.
  9. 15. This was a Confederate steam frigate that was burned and sunk in 1861. It was later salvaged by the Confederate States of America and converted into the ironclad warship USS Virginia.
  10. 19. An ironclad warship, built for the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War, was the Navy's first warship of its kind.
  11. 21. A famous Confederate major general and cavalry commander during the American Civil War, known for his exceptional reconnaissance skills.
  12. 24. The 16th president of the United States.
  13. 28. An Army officer and Oregon Senator.