Names of the Civil War

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  1. 5. Union Army surgeon who invented the field hospital and is recognized as the father of field medicine
  2. 7. Union general during the Civil War, known for his organizational skills.
  3. 8. The opening battle, marking the start of the war in South Carolina.
  4. 10. 16th president of the United States who supported the Union cause.
  5. 13. Civil War general who led Union forces in devastating campaigns through the South, known as his "March to the Sea" through Georgia and the Carolina.
  6. 14. Steam-powered warships protected by metal plates, designed to withstand enemy fire.
  7. 16. Union cavalry officer.
  8. 17. Confederate general during the Civil War who surrendered to the Union at Appomattox Courthouse.
Down
  1. 1. Fought on July 21, 1861, first major land battle of the Civil War.
  2. 2. Confederate general during the Civil War, known as one of its most tactical generals. He earned his famous nickname "Stonewall" for his dedicated defense at Bull Run.
  3. 3. U.S. general, commander of the Union forces during part of the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.
  4. 4. Lasted July 1–3, 1863, the deadliest battle of the Civil War.
  5. 6. Lasted April 6–7, 1862, known as the bloodiest single-day battle in the Civil War.
  6. 9. Fought on September 17, 1862. It marked the peak of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North.
  7. 11. Fought on April 9, 1865, The final engagement, leading to Lee's surrender to Grant.
  8. 12. President of the Confederate during the Civil War, appointed Robert E. Lee as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.
  9. 15. Well known Confederate spy, who ran a network passing Union military information to the South.