Civil War Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 4. General ______ replaces General Hooker after the battle of Chancellorsville and led the Union Army to victory at Gettysburg
  2. 8. She was a Civil War nurse that later founded the American Red Cross
  3. 11. He was the Union General that served under Ulysses S. Grant and is most known for his march using "total warfare"
  4. 12. The Battle of _____ resulted in the Union gaining control of the Mississippi River, cutting the Confederacy in half
  5. 16. He was the actor and Southern sympathizer who assassinated the President
  6. 18. Union Commander ______ was the commander of the First Manassas and later the Army of the Potomac; "sideburns" were named after him
  7. 20. The Battle of _____ is considered the turning point in the war that caused Lee's army to retreat and start fighting defensively
  8. 22. The Battle of _______ is considered the bloodiest battle in U.S. history up to that point
  9. 24. General _____ became head of the Northern Virginian Army that caused him to become the most famous and beloved of all the Confederate Generals
  10. 26. He was Abraham Lincoln's Vice President that succeeded him after the assassination
  11. 27. He was the Civil War General that developed the Anaconda Plan
  12. 28. Joshua ________ was the famous Union general who received a Medal of Honor for his command at Little Round Top
  13. 32. He was the President of the Confederacy
  14. 34. Union Navy Admiral _______ is famous for winning the Battle of Mobile Bay
  15. 35. She was an educator and social reformer who served as the Superintendent of Army Nurses during the Civil War
  16. 36. This was considered one of the greatest "what ifs" in American History
  17. 37. Union Commander ______ was relieved of duty after being defeated at Chancellorsville and was known to have liked the "ladies" of the South
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  1. 1. The Battle of ______ is considered General Lee's greatest triumph
  2. 2. He was the American president during the Civil War
  3. 3. The Battle of _____ secured Tennessee for the Union and opened the doors to the Deep South
  4. 5. This is the declaration that made slaves "forever free" in the states that were rebelling against the Union
  5. 6. The First Battle of Bull Run is also sometimes called this
  6. 7. The Battle of _______ hurt the Union attempts to capture the Confederate Capital
  7. 9. This is forced military service that caused riots in many cities
  8. 10. The famous speech giving by President Lincoln that begins "Four score and Seven years ago..."
  9. 13. ______ Battle of Bull Run was fought on Sept. 28-30, 1862
  10. 14. He was the Commander in Chief of the Union armies in the latter part of the war
  11. 15. He was one of the first men in history to be tried and executed for "war crimes"
  12. 17. This allowed the government to issue paper money to finance the war, causing fears of inflation amongst banks and creditors
  13. 19. _____ Democrats supported the war to bring seceding states back into the Union but opposed the ending of slavery
  14. 21. This was the nickname for one of the most famous Confederate Generals who was considered Lee's "Right Arm"
  15. 23. He was removed by Lincoln as the General in Chief of the Union Armies and later ran against Lincoln for President
  16. 25. This is a style of warfare used by William Tecumseh Sherman that goes beyond combat between opposing military forces to attack both civilians and non-military targets
  17. 29. ________ Courthouse signals the unofficial end of the Civil War
  18. 30. _____ Democrats wanted to reunited the North and South through negotiation; also known as Copperheads
  19. 31. This is the constitutional right of not being imprisoned unless charged with a crime and tried; Lincoln suspended this during the war
  20. 33. The Battle of _______ should be considered the most important battle of the civil war as it resulted in the Emancipation Proclamation