Civil War Terms Crossword

Hard crackers served to both sides in the civil war normally made from flour and water then sometime salt.
Before war, often used to describe the United States before the Civil War
Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War
An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that slaves in the Confederate states were to be set free.
A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
Branch of Military mounted on horseback
Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars
An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding
A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.
A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped slaves in free states had to be returned to their owners.
The side of an army or military unit
A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War
When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
The fighting during the Civil War that took place west of the Appalachian Mountains. It eventually included the fighting in Georgia and the Carolina as well
These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.
A commutation was when a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army. This angered poorer people who could not pay the fee and had no choice but to fight.
An army of citizens used during emergencies.