Civil War

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Across
  1. 3. Number of years the Civil War lasted
  2. 6. Union General that used Total War to destroy Confederate resources toward the end of the war
  3. 8. Said the words "Malice toward none, charity toward all" in his second inaugural address to show compassion and forgiveness to the South at the end of the war.
  4. 9. Famous speech Lincoln gave at the opening of the gravesite for all those who died in battle. In the speech Lincoln explains the purpose of fighting and importance of everyone in the future helping to ensure the experiment of democracy lasts
  5. 10. Confederate capital city
  6. 11. Bloodiest day of the war. Battle where Stonewall Jackson kept the Union from advancing to take over Richmond.
  7. 12. Turning point in the war in the East where Lee's army had to retreat and then never tried invading the north again.
  8. 16. City where Sherman began his march to the sea doing "total warfare"
  9. 17. What happened at Appomattox Courthouse
Down
  1. 1. What the Union did as part of the Anaconda plan to hurt the Confederate economy
  2. 2. Where the Civil War started when the Confederates fired upon Union troops to get control over the military resources and take over the fort
  3. 4. Name of the Proclamation given by Lincoln to keep the British from supporting the Confederacy
  4. 5. Confederate President
  5. 7. Siege then battle where Union finally took control of the Mississippi
  6. 13. Main Confederate General (both names and middle initial)
  7. 14. River that Union wanted to control to stop the trade in the Confederacy
  8. 15. Union General at Vicksburg