The Civil War

2. Originally a Union ship, the Confederates captured, set fire to, and rebuilt as their own
3. "In great deeds something abides."
7. The confederates surrendered at a courthouse in this county
8. The Union's plan to cut off southern ports and gain control of the Mississippi River
9. This South Carolina fort is where the first shots of the civil war were fired
11. An Illinois senator who was friends with Lincoln
12. The first major battle fought in the Civil War
15. A southerner who became a general for the Union
18. Known as the most fatal American battle that happened in one day
19. He destroyed the Shenandoah Valley
22. "Nailhead that holds the South's two halves together."
23. The capital city of the state of Georgia
24. A Cherokee leader who gave up his people's land and joined the Confederacy.
26. Commander of the Amry of Northern Virginia's cavalry wing
27. A Confederate general who was wounded at age 39 in 1863
29. This Major General's defeat at the Battle of Five Forks lead to the surrender of the Confederates.
30. A judge's son who led the Union through Georgia and North and South Carolina

1. 13,000 Union men died in this prison during the Civil War
2. Commander of the Army of the Potomac
4. A Union general who lost the Battle of Chancellorsville
5. Robert E. Lee called him "old war horse"
6. The 16th US president
10. A 173-foot ironclad ship that fought for the Union in the Battle of Hampton Roads
13. He commanded the Army of Northern Virginia
14. This proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln and states that all slaves would be free
16. President of the Confederate states
17. When it came to blockading the southern ports, this Union Naval officer contributed greatly
20. US President from 1869-1977
21. If the Confederates won the battle that took place here, they could've taken over Washington, D.C.
25. In 1861, he helped make Rhode Island a regiment of militiamen
28. This battle began after the Confederates surprised attacked Union forces in 1862