Civil War Crossword

Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal
Union military post in South Carolina which was taken over by the Confederacy in 1861
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 wa
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 *It did not end slavery
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.
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
A series of agreements passed by Congress in 1820-1821 to maintain the balance of power between slave states and free states
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; born in Kentucky
General of the Confederacy considered to be one of the greatest generals of all time