Civil War Crossword

8. Deadliest one day battle of the Civil War.
9. This was one of Lincoln’s last resorts during the war, although it didn’t do what it said it would, it did ensure that Britain would never assist the Confederacy in the war.
11. Union general who was serving at Battle of Antietam.
12. This is the city that controlled the last part of the Mississippi River that the Union had no control over, but then formed a plan to gain full control over the Mississippi River.
13. Constitutional Protection against unlawful imprisonment.
18. Confederate general who served at Battle of Bull Run and Battle of Antietam.
19. The March of Union soldiers raiding and destroying Confederate citizens’ property and towns in order to complete phase one of Lincoln’s plan to attack Richmond.
20. This was the leading military general of Confederacy.

1. The act of surrounding a town or city with cannon fire so no one can get in or out and waiting for your enemy to surrender or die from starvation.
2. This was the most brutal and deadly battles of the Civil War
3. When the government or military are sent to control a state or a town.
4. This occurs when the army of your country is in need of soldiers and you signed a contract that states that if your country is in need you will come and serve.
5. A protective cover used on warships made from iron.
6. This is what the north was referred to during the Civil War.
7. Northern Democrats who were against the war.
10. The war that broke out after the Southern states seceded, where the original goal for the North was to reunite the country but later on the goal was to free the slaves.
14. This is what the South was called during the Civil War.
15. This was the top military general in the Union.
16. This was the event where many people gathered to celebrate the lives of the many soldiers that lost their lives during the most brutal battle of the Civil War.
17. An order or command given by the president that doesn’t need congressional approval.