Civil War Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. this man's election was the final straw for the south
  2. 5. more people died of this than anything else in the war
  3. 6. the Civil War ended here
  4. 8. the city that was under siege for 47 days
  5. 11. the river that the Union wanted to take control of
  6. 12. These happened in New York City after the draft was implemented
  7. 14. when men were forced to fight in the war if their number was drawn
  8. 16. The name of the fort where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
  9. 17. the name of the new country formed by the southern states
Down
  1. 1. because of the poor medical care, 3 out of 4 surgeries in the war were __________________.
  2. 2. the plan to "squeeze" the south from all sides
  3. 4. The most important battle and turning point in the war
  4. 7. the general for the Union army at the end of the war
  5. 9. This was created at Gettysburg due to the large number of dead
  6. 10. many spectators came to Bull Run to do this
  7. 13. Lincoln wanted to stop the ___________ of slavery, not end it all together
  8. 15. the general of the Confederate Army