Civil War Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 4. This proclamation declared slaves in Confederate states to be free.
  2. 5. Union general known for his "March to the Sea."
  3. 6. A significant speech given by Lincoln in 1863.
  4. 13. The war's bloodiest single-day battle, fought in 1862.
  5. 14. The river that became a critical supply line and was controlled after the Siege of Vicksburg.
  6. 16. The Confederate general who surrendered at Appomattox Court House.
  7. 17. Run The first major battle of the Civil War, also known as First Manassas.
  8. 18. A major naval technology used during the Civil War.
  9. 19. A famous nurse during the war who later founded the American Red Cross.
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  1. 1. The war was largely about ending this institution.
  2. 2. This city fell to Union forces, effectively splitting the Confederacy in half.
  3. 3. Capital of the Confederacy.
  4. 6. Address The speech delivered by Lincoln to honor fallen soldiers and redefine the purpose of the war.
  5. 7. This technology, used during the Civil War, made traditional combat tactics obsolete.
  6. 8. The Union general who accepted Lee's surrender.
  7. 9. He was the main general for the Confederate Army.
  8. 10. He was the President of the Confederate States.
  9. 11. Commission An organization formed to help wounded soldiers during the war.
  10. 12. The month in 1865 when the war officially ended.
  11. 15. Site of the war's first shots fired in April 1861.