Across
- 3. Escaped slaves who joined the Union army during the Civil War
- 4. Union victory over Confederate forces in 1863 near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, that marked a turning point of the Civil War
- 5. Issued by President Lincoln during the Civil War. Freed all slaves that lived in areas rebelling against the Union
- 8. TN battle in which the Union gained control of the MS river
- 13. Union general who practiced total war as he marched through and conquered Georgia
- 16. Commanded one of the largest Confederate units and lost more than half of his men after a battle where they marched uphill toward Cemetery Ridge
- 17. Graduated second in his class at West Point and fought in many wars before becoming a Confederate General in the Civil War
- 18. Chosen to lead the Union after the Battle of Bull Run and was known for being hesitant to attack and wanted reinforcements
- 20. Slave states that did not secede from the Union; included Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
- 22. Northern Democrats who opposed the Civil War and sympathized with the South
- 23. Constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment
- 24. Speech given by Abraham Lincoln at a memorial for Union soldiers that died at the Battle of Gettysburg where he praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War
- 25. General who had a two part strategy to destroy the South's economy through a naval blockade and gaining control of the MS river
- 27. Battle that forced most of the Union Army out of Confederate territory in Virginia
- 28. Series of battles that ended with the Confederate Army forcing the Union Army to retreat from Richmond, VA
- 29. Naval officer for the Union who led attacks on ports in Vicksburg and New Orleans
- 30. Regiment that attacked SC under Wagner; consisted of mostly African American soldiers
Down
- 1. Plan of all-out attacks aimed at destroying not only an enemy's army but also its resources and its people's will to fight
- 2. Bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War that ended with a Union victory
- 6. Confederate general who earned his nickname "Stonewall" while helping fight Union troops at the First Battle of Bull Run
- 7. Confederate efforts to use the importance of southern cotton to Britain's textile industry to persuade the British to support the Confederacy in the Civil War
- 9. Where General Lee was forced to surrender causing the end of the Civil War
- 10. Failed Confederate attack in Gettysburg; led by George Pickett
- 11. Union General who was bold and restless and 'No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender" is a famous quote of his
- 12. Series of battles in Northern and Central VA that delayed the Union capture of Richmond
- 14. First major battle of the Civil War; the Confederate win showed the world that the war was not going to be as one sided as everyone thought
- 15. Six week Union blockade of Vicksburg that led to the city surrendering during the civil war
- 19. warships covered with protective iron plates
- 21. Organized the collection of medicines and supplies to carry to the battlefield in the Civil War. Later founded the American Red Cross
- 26. Federal fort in Charleston, SC that was attacked by confederate forces in April of 1861 which sparked the Civil War