Happenings of the Civil War

1. U.S. currency introduced during the Civil War, not backed by gold but by the Union’s credibility.
3. A Union victory that split the Confederacy in two by taking control of the Mississippi River.
6. The Union strategy to blockade Southern ports, capture the Mississippi River, and take Richmond to defeat the Confederacy.
7. Slave states that remained in the Union during the Civil War.
10. The Confederate general who surrendered at Appomattox Court House, ending the war.
12. The drafting of citizens for military service.
14. A Union general who trained and planned for the Army of the Potomac.
16. A Union campaign of destruction through Georgia, an early example of total war.
18. Steam-powered warships armored with iron plates, making wooden ships obsolete.
19. A Confederate victory in 1861 that ended hopes of a quick Northern triumph.
20. A key three-day battle that marked the turning point of the war in favor of the Union.
22. A Union general best known for his victory at Gettysburg.
23. The Union general who led the North to victory and later became the 18th president of the U.S.
24. The 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865.
25. A faction of Republicans who pushed for greater rights for freed slaves.
27. A Union general who led the destruction of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

1. A speech by Abraham Lincoln emphasizing national unity and honoring fallen soldiers.
2. The site in South Carolina where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
4. The location in Virginia where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War.
5. The actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre.
7. The bloodiest single-day battle in American history, halting Lee’s invasion of the North.
8. The first African American military regiment from the North during the Civil War.
9. The nation formed by seceding Southern states, led by Jefferson Davis.
11. The order by Lincoln that declared enslaved people free in Confederate states.
13. Violent protests against conscription in New York City, which turned into racial violence.
15. A Confederate general known for his leadership and battlefield tactics.
17. The holiday marking the announcement of freedom for enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865.
21. The president of the Confederate States during the Civil War.
26. The 17th president of the United States who took office after Lincoln’s assassination.