American Civil War

2. American abolitionist who advocated the use of armed insurrection to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States
7. 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865
9. Made 13 missions to rescue around 70 enslaved people
10. Only President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865
12. Town in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, is known for Gettysburg National Battlefield
14. Type of muzzle-loading spin-stabilized bullet for rifled muskets
15. An American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician.
16. One of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee
17. Side known as the North in the American Civil War
20. the art or practice of communicating news by photographs, especially in magazines
21. 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
22. Also known as the first battle of Manassas, was the first battle of the American Civil War
23. Steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel plates used in the early part of the second half of the 19th century

1. Also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was fought April 6-7 1862
3. Author of of Uncle Tom's Cabin
4. Largest of three Cherokee federally recognized tribes in the United States
5. Also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, was fought September 17, 1862
6. Pioneering nurse who founded the American Red Cross
8. African-American abolitionist and women's right activist
11. General in the Union Army during the American Civil War
13. Escaped slavery in Maryland and became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York
18. Commander of the Confederate States Army
19. City in western Mississippi, known as the site of the key Civil War battle