This printable crossword puzzle has 20 clues. Answers range from 5 to 24 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsena
Union military post in South Carolina which was taken over by the Confederacy in 186
Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
Place where Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Lee surrendered to Grant.
The march of an army of 62,000 men from Atlanta toward Savannah, Georgia which left a path of almost total destruction. *It is often cited as the first example of total war
Device that allowed messages to be sent by wires over long distances *Helped Union send battle information.
General for the South; got his nickname because he refused to retreat during battle - he held his position like a stone wall.
Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded
Novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed the horrors of slavery to Northerners.
the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
Rapid-fire gun capable of shooting 600 rounds per minute.
The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to General Ulysses S. Grant's army on July 4th, 1863, after 48 days of seige.
ship made of iron
A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery or not.
U.S. Supreme Court decision which determined that slaves (Dred Scott) could not sue in federal court because they did not have the rights of citizenship.
To leave or withdraw
Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win.
President of the United States of America during the Civil War