Beginning of the Civil War

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Across
  1. 6. The Confederate capital city, located in Virginia
  2. 9. Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri
  3. 10. Nickname of Confederate general Thomas Jackson
  4. 11. A name for the South during the Civil War.
  5. 14. The name of Winfield Scott's plan to "choke" the Confederacy using naval blockades.
  6. 16. The first major battle of the Civil War; known in the South as First Manassas
  7. 19. Foot soldiers
Down
  1. 1. A term referring to those killed, wounded, or captured/missing in a battle.
  2. 2. The Civil War's first shots were fired here.
  3. 3. Confederate cavalry commander who distracted Union general Robert Patterson at First Bull Run
  4. 4. Fighting not to win, but to not lose; wearing the other side down to break their will to fight is called a war of ___.
  5. 5. Union general Irvin ___ was ordered by Lincoln to march on Richmond, leading to the First Battle of Bull Run.
  6. 7. Confederate general Joseph E. ___ reinforced Beauregard's main force at First Bull Run
  7. 8. A device invented by Samuel Morse in the 1840s that allowed long-distance communication.
  8. 9. Last name of the Confederate general who fired on Fort Sumter and led their troops at First Bull Run.
  9. 12. To completely stop selling a good.
  10. 13. Rule by the military where citizens' rights are suspended is known as ___ law.
  11. 15. cannons and other large guns used in warfare
  12. 17. The term for cutting spiral grooves into the inside of a musket barrel to create spin on the bullet.
  13. 18. Horse-mounted troops