Major Civil War Battles

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Across
  1. 3. Battle in which the Union gained control of the Mississippi River
  2. 5. First battle of the Civil War was a Confederate victory.
  3. 8. Month in which South Carolina seceded from the Union
  4. 9. General of the Union forces during the Civil War.
  5. 10. Led the March to the Sea that devastated the South for over 300 miles
  6. 14. President of the United States during the Civil War
  7. 15. Battle that halted the Confederate invasion of Maryland.
Down
  1. 1. President of the Confederate States during the Civil War
  2. 2. First shots of the Civil War occurred here
  3. 4. Battle fought in TN with a total of 23,000 casualties.
  4. 6. Battle that was the turning point of the Civil War
  5. 7. General of the Confederate forces during the Civil War
  6. 11. Courthouse in which the Confederates surrendered on April 9, 1865
  7. 12. Confederate General who died at the Battle of Chancellorsville after getting his arm amputated
  8. 13. Month in which Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation for slaves in 1863