American Civil War 6 - Know your Generals

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Across
  1. 1. Appointed by Grant, fiercesome leader of the Georgia and Carolinas campaigns (7)
  2. 3. 'Unconditional Surrender' - forced Lee to surrender (5)
  3. 6. Popular but cautious US general, stood against Lincoln in the 1864 Election (9)
  4. 7. Unpopular CSA western army head who continually quarrelled with his subordinates, especially Forrest and Polk (5)
  5. 8. Generally accepted as the pivotal battle in the entire war (10)
  6. 9. CSA general who had a fractious relationship with Davis. Commanded at Sumter, First Manassas and Shiloh (10)
  7. 10. First head of the CSA western army, killed at Shiloh (8)
  8. 12. Controversial CSA cavalryman, his most stunning victory was at Brice's Crossroads but more known for the slaughter at Fort Pillow (7)
  9. 14. Defeated at Chancellorsville (6)
  10. 15. 'All lion and none of the fox', reckless Southern general responsible for the loss of Atlanta and the destruction of the Tennessee army (4)
Down
  1. 2. Defeat here marked the end of the CSA's first invasion of the North (7)
  2. 4. A good example of the lack of strength in depth in the CSA army, 'the fighting bishop' lost Kentucky's neutrality (4)
  3. 5. One of Lee's lieutenants, blamed by Lee supporters for the defeat at Gettysburg (10)
  4. 7. Bewhiskered US General, thrashed by Lee at Fredericksburg, 1862 (8)
  5. 10. 'Stonewall', the CSA's first national hero (7)
  6. 11. Succeeded Siegel in the Shenandoah and won victories at Winchester and Cedar's Creek (8)
  7. 13. Succeeded Rosecrans and was victorious at Chattanooga and Nashville (6)