Unit 9: The Battle of Antietam

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Across
  1. 2. Improved weapons and ammunition made it easier for armies to kill eachother from a distance
  2. 3. The North planned to close all Southern ports to block all ______ and support to the Confederacy
  3. 10. The Union claimed victory, but many saw the Battle of Antietam was a ______ for both armies
  4. 12. Medical care was terrible, with doctors not understanding how germs or ________ spread
  5. 14. Confederate General Robert E Lee was forced to ________ after two days of fighting
  6. 15. The Union wanted to gain control of this river to divide the Confederacy
  7. 16. Antietam is the _______ battle of the Civil War until the Battle of Gettysburg
  8. 17. The Union had over 10,000 troops _______ or missing by the end of the battle
  9. 18. Union General George McClellan tried to capture this city in 1862
Down
  1. 1. Three soldiers died from _______ for every one soldier who died in battle
  2. 4. The Union's plan for success was known as the _________ Plan
  3. 5. Maryland was a _______ state with slavery, but still loyal to the Union
  4. 6. Last name of the Union general that won victories in Kentucky and Tennessee
  5. 7. The Battle of Antietam happened at Antietam Creek in ______ of 1862
  6. 8. Hospital death rates were so high some soldiers _______ medical care
  7. 9. The Battle of Antietam took place in this state
  8. 11. The Battle of _______ began after Confederate General Robert E Lee sent troops to Maryland
  9. 13. Confederate General Robert E Lee hoped a win on Union soil would convince European countries to ______ the South