The Civil War Crossword

the fort in South Carolina where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
Once the Union controlled this river, the Confederacy was split in half and food production was cut off from TX, AR, and LA
the total number of states to secede from the Union
the first state to secede from the Union
“The keystone of the Southern arch”; The state linked the Eastern Theater of the war with the Mississippi River and early became a natural offensive target for the Federal armies
Union pioneering nurse who founded the American Red Cross
A writ that allows a person under arrest to be tried in order to determine whether their arrest is justified or not
the diplomatic methods used by the Confederacy in order to coerce the United Kingdom and France to aid them during the Civil War
a statement made by Abraham Lincoln that all people held as slaves are now free
riots caused by white opposition to getting drafted for the war and racism in the Northern states against the emancipation of slaves
the people who took over businesses, their families, and worked as nurses during the war
the goal to reunite the country and abolish slavery
the bloodiest single day battle in U.S. history
the 3-day battle which was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
the battle in which the Union gained control of the Mississippi River and where General Lee and his army were defeated
general known for using total war
the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia and the ultimate commander of all Confederate armies
the army that defended Washington, D.C., captured Richmond, VA, and defeated Lee's army
a Confederate formation that was part of the Army of the Mississippi
term for runaway slaves and others who affiliated with Union forces
term for Democrats in the Union who opposed the Civil War and wanted to call an immediate peace settlement with the Confederates
unit that was made up primarily of African Americans and were fierce fighters
organization that promoted clean and healthy condition in Union army camps and provided food, shelter, and clothing for returning soldiers
place where Lee and his army surrendered