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- 6. He was the 16th president of the United States and was a lawyer, politician, and statesman. He issued the emancipation proclamation that declared slaves free within the Confederacy.
- 7. This was a battle won by the confederate army. It was another very deadly fight in the Civil War.
- 11. A campaign against the confederate capital of Richmond.
- 13. Affair This was a problem between Great Britain and The United States. Two Confederate envoys were found on a British mailing ship.
- 14. Non-governmental system in the union that gave advice on medical practices, checked military camps for hygiene, created an ambulance corps, a hospital system, and raised money for medical supplies.
- 16. This was a battle fought around Gettysburg. The battle had the most casualties and is considered the turning point of the war.
- 18. He was a Union general in the Civil War. He had also been a commander of the army of the Potomac in the first half of 1863.
- 19. This is the act of searching for food on land or “living off the land”. Some soldiers also stole as a type of foraging.
- 23. This was to scare the civilians in Georgia so that they could abandon the confederate cause.
- 24. He was the 18th president of the United States and he led the Union armies to victory in the American Civil War.
- 27. This was an act that stated that all slaves within the rebellious states are now free.
- 28. This was a very bloody battle that led to no one winning. This was the first stage of a campaign against the confederate capital of Richmond.
- 29. He was a confederate general and one of the most skillful tacticians.
- 30. This is a slang term that is used to signify the U.S. dollar.
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- 1. This was what the northerners called the first battle of the civil war. It was named after a stream that was running through the battlefield.
- 2. These acts were talking about who was eligible to do military service and for how long.
- 3. This act gave the president the right to suspend habeas corpus and civil rights in the entire U.S.
- 4. Was the largest and most dangerous battle of the Civil War. It was fought on December 11-15, 1862.
- 5. These were a part of the democratic party in the Union who did not want the Civil War and wanted immediate peace with the confederates.
- 8. This act started the draft system and every male that had applied for citizenship from ages 20-45 must serve.
- 9. An order from Grant that put repeated attacks on the confederate army resulting in a bloody drive back on June 3rd.
- 10. A battle fought where the union tried to take hold of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
- 12. His plan for the anaconda was used to cut off supplies to the enemy.
- 15. He commanded the first battle that was defeated by the Confederate. The battle of Manassas.
- 17. This prevented the government from unlawfully arresting/imprisoning people who were outside of the judicial system.
- 20. This was a regiment of colored troops who were sent into the war.
- 21. This was a way people tried to stop the other opponent from war. They would sabotage/destroy their military equipment/resources.
- 22. The plan was to surround the Confederate by land and sea. Cut the Confederate forces by two by taking control of the Mississippi River. Ambush/surround them and their capital.
- 25. This is a cracker like food for soldiers during the civil war. They claim it is jaw breaking and like worm castles.
- 26. He assassinated Lincoln and was believed to have worked for the Confederate secret service.