Civil War Crossword Puzzle

2. control of an organization or group by the majority of its members.
5. A soldier that is wounded or killed during the battle.
8. The freeing of slaves.
9. An army of citizens used during emergencies.
10. Midwesterners that sympathized with the south and opposed abolition.
12. The North side of the war.
15. Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
16. The South side of the war.
17. Union cavalry captured the __________ Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
18. A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers used.

1. Ships heavily armored with iron.
3. A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
4. Crackers eaten by the Civil War soldiers.
6. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
7. Battle of ___________ also known as the turning point in the civil war.
10. Escaped slaves.
11. Destroying civilian and economic resources.
13. a series of military operations intended to achieve a particular objective.
14. A nickname for the South.
15. When the southern states chose to leave the US and to no longer be a part of the country.