The Civil War

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Across
  1. 4. all-out war that impacts civilians at home as well as soldiers in combat
  2. 7. fort in SC that was the site of an attack of African-American 54th Massachusetts Regiment
  3. 10. battle that split the Confederacy in two and gave the North control of the Mississippi River
  4. 11. Slave who piloted a Confederate ship to the Union blockade in Charleston Harbor/gave information about Charleston's fortifications
  5. 12. closing a port to cut off supplies from entry or exit
  6. 13. Campaign of "Total War" in Georgia that began in Atlanta and ended in Savannah
  7. 14. an order issued by President Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union/ ignored by the Southern states and the slaves were not freed
  8. 15. Unit of Union African American soldiers that led the charge on Fort Wagner
  9. 16. The turning point of the Civil War/Failed Southern attempt to invade the North and went against the Southern strategy
  10. 17. to attack continuously with bombs while surrounding a fort in order to cut off supplies and force surrender
Down
  1. 1. Strategy for the Union army involved choking off the main resources of the Confederate army
  2. 2. Federal fort in Charleston, SC; attack on this fort marked the beginning of the Civil War
  3. 3. Commander of the Confederate Army
  4. 5. Commander of the Union Army
  5. 6. assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
  6. 8. the site where the surrender of the Confederate Army took place
  7. 9. Capital of South Carolina that was burned by Union Forces led by General Shermantong the Civil War