Civil War Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored.
  2. 3. Law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military.
  3. 9. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  4. 10. The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps
  5. 11. The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired.
  6. 14. A group of 50 to 100 soldiers led by a captain.
  7. 17. An exectutive order issued by President Lincoln freeing all slaves in all portions of the United States not then under Union control.
  8. 20. To withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
  9. 21. A term often used to describe the United States of America before the outbreak of the Civil War.
  10. 25. Hardtack is a term used to describe the hard crackers often issued to soldiers of both sides during the Civil War
Down
  1. 1. A term used to describe the time in American history directly after the Civil War during which the South was “reconstructed” by the North after its loss in the war.
  2. 4. The murder of an important person.
  3. 5. Excessive devotion to the interests of a particular region.
  4. 6. An American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States.
  5. 7. Round container used to carry water; made of wood or tin and carried over the shoulder by a strap.
  6. 8. These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates.
  7. 12. Large-caliber guns used in warfare on land.
  8. 13. Loyal to the government of the United States.
  9. 15. The portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War.
  10. 16. The ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labor.
  11. 18. To lie in wait for an unexpected attack.
  12. 19. The name for the group of states that left the U.S. to form their own country.
  13. 22. A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder.
  14. 23. A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
  15. 24. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.