Everyday Life During the War (7.5)

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Across
  1. 5. Poor drinking water and lack of _____ led to a rapid spread of illness in the ranks
  2. 8. "Peace Democrats" who opposed Lincoln's conduct of the war and demanded an end to the fighting
  3. 9. Amount a man in the North could pay to hire a replacement for military service
  4. 10. For every soldier killed in battle, _____ died of disease
  5. 11. Farmers who received western land through the Homestead Act had to agree to cultivate the land for _____ years
  6. 13. _____ out of eligible men in the South served in the military during the Civil War
  7. 15. Inflation, combined with a shortage of food, led to _____ in some parts of the South
  8. 16. Paper money issued by the Union
Down
  1. 1. State that talked about seceding from the Confederacy
  2. 2. The Union introduced this to help meet the cost of paying for the military
  3. 3. The most notorius prison camp was in _____, GA
  4. 4. The United States Sanitary Commission authorized _____ to oversee hospitals and sanitation in military installations
  5. 6. At least four women fought in the Battle of _____
  6. 7. Drafting of citizens into military service
  7. 12. The biggest source of wartime funds came from the sale of government _____
  8. 14. Trained as a teacher but went on to serve as a nurse during the Civil War
  9. 17. By 1863, the Union blockade of the South was about _____ effective