Famous People of the Civil War Era

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  1. 2. Writer and speaker that helped make the American Abolitionist movement
  2. 3. Writer of the popular novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
  3. 5. Was an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross
  4. 7. Was the most important leader in the movement for African-American civil rights
  5. 13. American advocate who made the first generation of American asylums
  6. 14. Representative for NH and MA in the US Congress
  7. 17. General officer who served for the Confederate States Army during the Civil War
  8. 18. Tried suing for freedom which resulted in a prominent case
  9. 20. Wrote "The Liberator" anti-slavery newspaper
  10. 21. Accused of planning a major slave revolt in 1822
  11. 22. Commanding General of the Union and served as the 18th president
  12. 23. First lady of the United States until her husbands assassination
  13. 25. Union commander in the first battle at Fort Sumpter
  14. 29. American Lawyer and Politician from Illinois
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  1. 1. US army officer that was most notable for serving in the Civil War and the Mexican-American war
  2. 4. Enslaved African American who led a four-day rebellion
  3. 6. Founding Father who served as the second president
  4. 8. Statesman, Lawyer, and politician who became the 16th president
  5. 9. Gave land to fugitive slaves and was a leader in the American Abolitionist movement
  6. 10. Author, businessman, and soldier who was a Union general
  7. 11. Career United States Army officer who served as a general in the Confederate States Army
  8. 12. Confederate general in the American Civil War, also served in the Second Seminole War and the Mexican-American War
  9. 15. Activist for African American civil rights and women's rights
  10. 16. Stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  11. 18. Accepted command of the first all-black regiment in the Northeast and served as a Union officer
  12. 19. African American who organized multiple slave mission rescues after escaping enslavement
  13. 24. Confederate General during the Civil War
  14. 26. First president of the Confederate States from 1861-1865
  15. 27. Appointed to Secretary of State by President John Adams
  16. 28. Union general notable for defeat in the Second Battle at Bull Run