Civil War Crossword Puzzle

5. the Union seemed this way to go on the offensive.
8. the significant battle where Lee had withdrawn, the North was able to claim victory.
10. what they called it when Lee withdrew his army to a small Virginia town.
11. a speech delivered by president Lincoln
12. an attack against the center of the Union line
14. this was covered with iron plates then was renamed.
16. supporters of the war were called this
18. the 54th led to this attack near Charleston, South Carolina
19. Congress passed this in response to the shortage of volunteers for the Union.
20. Lincoln announced this proclamation after the moderate success at Antietam.
22. a battle that was one of the bloodiest encounters of the Civil War.
24. Virginia did this with the advantages of ironclads.
25. a word that means to suggest something without actually saying exactly what you mean.
26. a battle that showed how badly the Union and Confederate soldiers needed training.

1. a word that mean ps very important
2. a battle that took place on thickly wooden ground. Lee and Jackson defeated the Union troops in three days.
3. in order to pay for war, Congress established this for nation for the first time.
4. this accepted African Americans from all across the North.
6. a battle that happened to be one of the worst defeats.
7. this was issued formally on January 1, 1863
9. Union countered with its own ironclad.
13. president Lincoln suspended this
15. South printing paper money let to this
17. a word that has the same meaning as the word basically
21. in this p, a military force encircles and enemy position a block-ades and bombards in order to surrender
23. a three-day battle that was one of the most important events of the Civil War.