The Civil War

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Across
  1. 3. This Union nurse went on to form the Red Cross at the end of the Civil War.
  2. 6. General for the Confederacy who was known for his strong defense (His Nickname)
  3. 9. President Lincoln gave this speech to dedicate land as a national burial. He felt the speech was insufficient, while historians now claim it is the most important speech in American history.
  4. 12. The most decisive battle of the Civil War.
  5. 14. Both Lincoln and Jefferson got rid of this law. The law the protects citizens from being held without being charged with a crime.
  6. 15. The town in Virginia where Lee surrender the Confederacy to the Union.
  7. 16. For the first time ever, this was implemented as a way to take a percentage of a persons income for use to pay towards the war.
  8. 17. A draft that forced men to serve in the military.
Down
  1. 1. Union General who defeated the Confederates in their first northern push, but refused to chase after them. Possibly missing a chance to win the war early on. He was later fired by Lincoln (Last Name)
  2. 2. Union General who captured New Orleans from the Confederacy (First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name)
  3. 4. (First name, Middle Initial, Last name) General who turned down the position of major general for the Union, choosing to lead the Confederacy instead.
  4. 5. The Federal arsenal that the South fired upon, starting the Civil War.
  5. 7. The Union General known for his Southern March, capturing Atlanta and turning North to help Grant attack Lee.
  6. 8. In May of 1863, the Union took this southern fort. Official splitting the Confederacy in half.
  7. 10. Lincoln issued this, freeing all of the slaves in states in open combat against the Union.
  8. 11. A General for the Union, who held the nick name of Unconditional Surrender (First name, Middle Initial, Last Name)
  9. 13. The Union general who led the Union in the most decisive battle of the civil war.