civil war Crossword

slave states that did not secede.
not favoring either side.
this is a type of rule in which the military is in charge and citizens' rights are suspended.
a military action to prevent traffic from coming into an area or leaving it.
general in command
warships covered with protective iron plates.
the military term for persons killed, or missing in action.
general who led the most successful of the armies.
someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
to lie in wait for an unexpected attack.
a place where weapons other military supplies are manufactured.
a branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare.
also called the north or the United States.
or free.
abolitionist newspaper publisher.
a system of required military service.
a tax on the money people receive.
a general rise in prices.
an attempt to capture a place by surrounding it with military forces and cutting it off until the people inside surrender.
all out attacks aimed at destroying n enemy's army, its recourses, and its people's will to fight.