Across
- 2. summer, the first shots of the civil war were fired here
- 3. S. Grant, Union general given overall command
- 7. Union ironclad that fought the merrimack at hampton roads
- 9. Proclamation, freed slaves in territories in rebellion in 1862
- 10. fortress on the mississippi river that was captured by us grant in 1863
- 12. mcclellan, timid commander of the army of the potomac fired by lincoln for poor results
- 13. bloodiest day the civil war
- 14. Barton, organizer of the Unions nurse corps and founder of the American Red Cross
Down
- 1. Tecumseh Sherman, Union general who led a destructive march through georgia and practiced total warfare
- 2. battle of bull run, also called Manassas the first major land battle of the civil war
- 4. jackson, southern general famous for his coolness under pressure
- 5. the CSS virgina the souths ironclad
- 6. site of a three day battle in pennsylvania july 1-3 1863 (a turning point in the war)
- 8. e. lee, brilliant confederate commander of the confederate army- loyal to home state of virginia
- 11. plan, Northern plan to crush the confederacy