Civil War

1. The most famous abolitionist newspaper in the US before the Civil War was The __. This newspaper was written by William Lloyd Garrison.
6. Lincoln named him commander of all Union Armies in March 1864.
8. The Compromise of 1850 admitted California but added this Law which angered Northerners.
11. After Antietam, Lincoln issued this document that freed slaves in rebellion states.
12. The first shots of the war were fired at this Fort in South Carolina.
13. He was the president of the Confederacy after it seceded from the Union.
14. He escaped from slavery and encouraged Lincoln to use African-American soldiers in the army.

2. The first major land battle in the Civil War was here in Virginia and a victory for the South.
3. Court House where Gen. Lee officially surrendered to Gen. Grant on April 9, 1865.
4. This battle in Maryland was the deadliest day in American history.
5. He was the top general of the Confederate army.
7. He was a slave who started a violent rebellion in Virginia but was captured and executed.
9. This battle in Pennsylvania is considered the turning point of the war. Lincoln gave an address of the same name after it.
10. This Confederate general earned his famous nickname at Bull Run.