Civil War

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Across
  1. 4. Took place in Mississippi and was one of general Grant's most successful sieges
  2. 6. Large metal warships
  3. 7. Union strategy aimed to "squeeze" the confederacy into submission
  4. 9. 16th president of the United States
  5. 11. Collection of Northern States that opposed the spread of slavery
  6. 14. Battle at which Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia
  7. 15. Southern States withdrawing from the Union
  8. 17. First conflict of the Civil War
  9. 18. More accurate version of a musket
  10. 19. 10 month siege in Virginia
  11. 20. First major battle of the Civil War
Down
  1. 1. War tactic of destroying anything useful in enemy territory
  2. 2. Transportation system on tracks
  3. 3. Abolitionist who led the slave revolt at Harpers Ferry
  4. 5. First battle between two ironclads
  5. 8. Considered one of General Lee's greatest Confederate victories
  6. 10. Group of Southern States that wanted to preserve slavery
  7. 12. Communication system using dots and dashes
  8. 13. Bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  9. 16. Technology that allowed almost instant communication over great distances