Civil War Crossword

5. The 16th president of the US (before was just the Union president) from 1861 to 1865
6. One of the first major battles of the Civil War. It took place in Virginia and both sides lacked battle experience.
10. This decree freed all enslaved people in rebel-held territory on January 1, 1863
15. General Robert E. Lee, commander of all Confederate forces, surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant.
18. Founded in 1863 and was under the command of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw.
20. Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia
21. The lead general of the Confederate army

1. The main waterways of the war, Mississippi River.
2. Referred to as money
3. Near Sharpsburg, Maryland. This was a key victory for the Union. 6,000 died while 17,000 were wounded during the battle.
4. helped persuade officials to let women work as nurses
7. Boats covered with iron instead of wood.
8. Located in Mississippi, fell under the control of the Union Army ran by Ulysses S. Grant.
9. The lead general of the Union army
11. One of the most decisive battles of the Civil War. By the end of it, the confederates lost hope of gaining help from Britain and France.
12. The southern part of the US
13. A surprise attack from the confederates led by generals Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T Beauregard and it lasted for 2 days.
14. President of the Confederate States
16. The northern part of the US
17. A hospital nurse in the Civil War, a teacher, and a patent clerk
19. The end or side of a military position