Civil War Crossword

1. To prove something by showing and example
3. Very important
5. what was the battle that was also known as the battle of manassas and showed how badly soldiers needed training
8. Not eager to do something
12. what was the battle that the union was able to capture a crucial railroad crossing at Corinth
14. What was the ironclad owned by the union
15. To surround and blockade an enemy to force them to surrender
17. Having to do with the most important part of something
18. Where the south surrendered ending the civil war
19. Something that comes before something else
22. The right to not be held in prison with out being charged with a crime
24. 1863 battle that stopped the confederate invasion on the north
25. Prices of items go up and money value goes down

2. The 1863 declaration that freed the African Americans
4. The first regiment of African Americans from the north to serve in the civil war
6. what was the battle where the north was able to claim victory because Lee had withdrawn
7. what was the battle where the union had one of the worst defeats and burn side got relieved of his command
9. Failed confederate charge of 15,000 men
10. Northerners against going to war with the south
11. The speech made by Lincoln after the battle of Gettysburg
13. what was the battle that took place in thickly wooded ground and one of union best general, general Jackson, was shot
16. Fort that was attacked by the 54th Massachusetts regiment in 1863
20. A tax on peoples earning
21. The law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military
23. What was the ironclad owned by the confederates