Across
- 2. 16th President of the United States (elected 1860): saved the Union with no military experience during the Civil War
- 4. 1862 law that required states to use conscription to fill their regiments if necessary
- 9. Foreign event involving Union seizure of British ship with Confederate diplomats; tensions between Britain & US eased w/ Lincoln's negotiations
- 10. Military conflict involving enormous armies that utilize the technologies of the Industrial Revolution.
- 11. He achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the American Civil War, captured key river forts Fort Henry and Fort Donelson among many other battles. Also was the 18th president of the US.
- 12. this gun replaced the smoothbore musket, as it was quicker to load and could shoot much faster
- 14. Union general who planned to block southern ports and take control of the Mississippi River, adopted the Anaconda Plan. Was also a war hero of the Mexican-American War
- 20. General in the Confederate army, led Confederate army in the 1st Battle of Bull Run
- 22. Army of the __________ was the name for the major Union force deployed near Washington, commanded by General McClellan during the Civil War.
- 23. a failed confederate attack during the Civil War led by general George Pickett at the Battle of Gettysburg.
- 24. Battle in 1863: Union gains control of Mississippi, confederacy split in two, Grant takes lead of Union armies, total war begins
- 26. Confederate general who had opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force
- 27. the process of assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war Confederacy the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
- 28. Union General who led troops to defeat in the battle of Bull Run
- 29. a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from tunnels dug into the earth
Down
- 1. Warships owned and commanded by the Confederates but built in British shipyards
- 3. Union General. Replaced McClellan for the Battle at Fredericksburg on Dec. 1862; wasn't prepared for battle and brought defeat to the Union
- 5. Civil War battle in which the North succeeded in halting Lee's Confederate forces in Maryland. Was the bloodiest battle of the war resulting in 25,000 casualties
- 6. President of the Confederate States of America prior to and during the Civil War.
- 7. A union general who was more cautious than his predecessor, built a strong army but was reluctant to use it over the winter of 1861-1862
- 8. a war based on wearing down or outlasting the other side with constant attacks and heavy losses
- 13. a strategy adopted by the Union to recruit soldiers through large sums of money, or a bonus, for joining
- 15. A war that involves the complete mobilization of resources and people, affecting the lives of all citizens in the warring countries, even those remote from the battlefields.
- 16. a situation where men are chosen and forced to join the army; a military draft
- 17. First "real" battle of the Civil War, it was expected by Union officials to be short but ended up a Confederate victory
- 18. Union's plan to squeeze the life out of the Confederacy by using a naval blockade to cut off resources and splitting the Confederacy into two parts via the Mississippi River
- 19. Battle that was a turning point of the War that made it clear the North would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.
- 21. Union Chief during start of the Civil War that was responsible for the distribution of weapons and munitions. He opposed the use of Repeating Rifles because they would waste ammunition, but they were needed by cavalry units
- 25. Famous as the site of the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant