8th Grade Crossword on Sections 8.3-8.6: The U.S. Civil War

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Across
  1. 4. 9/17/1862, fought after Confederate march into Maryland; nominal Union victory
  2. 11. July 1-3, 1863, Lee invaded Pennsylvania, attacked Union forces who held high ground, & lost
  3. 13. 4/30-5/6, 1863, Gen. Hooker’s timidity allowed Robert E. Lee to defeat Union forces
  4. 16. At Lincoln’s command, in July 1863 the Union army finally had to crush an anti-draft riot in New York City
  5. 17. successful general in western theatre whom Lincoln promoted to lead Union forces; defeated Lee
  6. 18. last day of Battle of Gettysburg, Conf. attack over 1,000 yards of open fields failed & lost many men
  7. 20. Nov. 15-Dec. 21, Gen. Sherman crossed Georgia & destroyed all property in his path
  8. 22. brilliant Conf. general; famous after Bull Run, died after Chancellorsville
  9. 23. 11-15 Dec. 1862, Conf. victory, Gen. Burnside led Union army against entrenched forces on hill
Down
  1. 1. town in Virginia where Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Grant on April 9, 1865
  2. 2. May 18-July 4, 1863; Gen. Grant captured last Conf. Mississippi River crossing & cut Conf. in two
  3. 3. the right not to be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime
  4. 5. lost Peninsula Campaign (March-July 1862) & tied at Antietam; ran for president in 1864 against Lincoln
  5. 6. 16th president of the United States (1861-1865)
  6. 7. Lincoln’s 1863 declaration freeing slaves in the Confederacy
  7. 8. 7/21/1861, first Civil War battle, surprise defeat for Union army, made Stonewall Jackson famous
  8. 9. northerners who opposed using force to keep the southern states in the Union
  9. 10. first & only president of the Confederate States of America
  10. 12. speech made by President Lincoln in 1863 after the Battle of Gettysburg
  11. 14. 6-7 April 1862, General Grant held on & won after surprise Conf. attack that cost many lives
  12. 15. law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military
  13. 19. rule by the army instead of the elected government
  14. 21. commanding general of the Confederate army