The Civil War (1861-1865) Crossword Puzzle created by Billy Verhaegen, Period 2

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  1. 5. Union Generals wanted to occupy _________.
  2. 6. A military action to prevent traffic from coming into an area.
  3. 7. The North wanted to gain control of the ______river.
  4. 9. Most ______ were located in the North.
  5. 14. The civil war caused_________ within the nation.
  6. 16. After the Union's defeat at Bull Run, Lincoln _____ McDowell.
  7. 18. Wanted to raise 75,000 troops.
  8. 19. Many ______ had historical impact in the Civil War.
  9. 20. The _______ battle of the Civil War was at Bull Run.
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  1. 1. Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on ______1, 1863.
  2. 2. Had 13,000 casualties at the Battle of Shiloh.
  3. 3. The military term for "persons killed, wounded, or missing in action".
  4. 4. The bloodies battle of the war
  5. 8. On April 9, 1865 Confederates finally ______.
  6. 10. After the Battle of _______, the war started to go bad for the union.
  7. 11. Many citizens in the North _____ the Emancipation Proclamation.
  8. 12. Warships covered with protective iron plates.
  9. 13. Many black volunteered for the _______Army.
  10. 15. An attempt to capture a place by surrounding it with military forces and cutting it off until the people inside surrender.
  11. 17. A system of required military service.