This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of US Civil War & Reconstruction has 12 clues. Answers range from 6 to 24 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
state on the border between the North and South: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
to formally join a military forces
stream or smaller river that feeds into a larger river
a warship equipped with iron plating for protection
to make stronger
a soldier who is killed, wounded, captured, or missing in battle
decree issued by President Lincoln freeing enslaved people in those parts of the Confederacy still in rebellion
a legal writ, or order, that guarantees a prisoner the right to be heard in court
reward or payment
to place within a trench, or ditch, for defense; to place in a strong defensive position
refusal to give in
a strategy of bringing war to the entire society, not just the military