The Battle of Gettysburg Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of US Civil War & Reconstruction has 20 clues. Answers range from 5 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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The General that led the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the Battle of Gettysburg
Served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861-1865
16th President of the US during the Civil War
Served as commander of the Union Army of the Potomac since June 1863 and credited for defeating the Confederate soldiers in the Battle of Gettysburg.
The state in which the Battle of Gettysburg took place.
The amount of days the battle lasted
The date the bloody battle broke out
The final failed attack of the Battle of Gettysburg and cited as one of the primary reason for the Confederate defeat.
Number of casualties over the duration of the Battle of Gettysburg
The 1st Brigade, 1st Division, I Corps, and arguably the finest fighting unit in the Army of the Potomac.
General of the 1st Division, the first of the infantry to become engaged in the Battle of Gettysburg
6’7” tall general and commander of the Iron Brigade
The first general officer to be taken captive from the Army of Northern Virginia since General Lee assumed command.
Major General John F. Reynolds was killed the morning the battle broke out so this person found himself in command of the 3rd Division, 1st Corps of the Union
The Confederate ran into the Union on this road July 1, 1863, when they were in search for shoes and other supplies for their army.
Major General Oliver Howard, commander of the Potomac’s XI Corps, saw the tactical potential of this location and established his headquarters here, south of Gettysburg.
The hill East of Cemetery Hill, part of the Union’s famed hook-shaped line at Gettysburg.
The Ridge to the left rear of Cemetery Hill, part of the Union’s famed hook-shaped line at Gettysburg.
Army of the Potomac’s headquarters (Union Bridge, Maryland)
Plan made by George Meade for the Army of the Potomac to fall back to the Pipe Creek (10 miles South of Gettysburg) and use the creek as a natural defense in the area for battle, but the plan never came into play.

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