Civil War

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Across
  1. 2. Union iron ship that fought with the Merrimac in the first battle of ironclad naval vessels.
  2. 8. During the Civil War, the President of the United States was President ___________.
  3. 10. The ___________ Proclamation was issued by Lincoln in 1862 to free the slaves in the Confederate held areas.
  4. 11. Important battle in December 1862 at the Rappahannock River, where the Union lost twice as many men as the Confederates.
  5. 13. The nickname that Jackson earned during a battle was "__________" Jackson.
  6. 14. The President of the Confederacy.
  7. 16. What the group of Southern States was called in the Civil War.
  8. 17. Location of farmhouse where Lee surrendered to Grant.
  9. 19. This battle won by the North gave them control of the Mississippi River and cut the Confederacy in half.
  10. 20. The greatest commander of the Southern armies, he replaced the wounded General Johnston.
Down
  1. 1. A Union general who won the Battle of Shiloh in 1862 and his nickname was "Unconditional Surrender _______".
  2. 2. Commander of the Army of the Potomac, and he ran against Lincoln for President of the United States.
  3. 3. Admiral of the Union navy who helped win the Battle of New Orleans.
  4. 4. What the group of Northern States was called in the Civil War.
  5. 5. A battle, though won by the South, which was the first in a series of battles that culminated in Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House.
  6. 6. One of the important battles in the Civil War was called _______________ and was won by the South in July of 1861.
  7. 7. A draft used to raise men to join a national army.
  8. 9. This battle set the stage for Petersburg to be captured the following day.
  9. 12. An important battle where General McClellan led an attack on General Lee on September 17, 1862.
  10. 15. One of the major and well known battles that the North won, was fought in ___________, Pennsylvania.
  11. 18. Southern general who led the charge across a corn field at Gettysburg toward the Union lines.