The Civil War Begins Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of US Civil War & Reconstruction has 12 clues. Answers range from 6 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
fort in South Carolina on an island in Charleston harbor.
a three part strategy by which the Union proposed to defeat the Confederacy in the Civil War.
Just 25 miles away from the Union capitol, unexperienced Union soldiers ran into a group of Confederate army soldiers. Here the two groups fought, and the Confederates won.
General Thomas J. Jackson received this nickname after inspiring the Confederates by standing like a stone wall.
lead a new Union army encamped near Washington.
rumpled West Point graduate who was a brave, tough, and decisive military commander. Lead Union army in western TN.
small TN church close to the Mississippi border where Ulysses S. Grant gathered troops.
led 40 ships to Louisiana planning to capture New Orleans, the Confederacy's largest city.
an ironclad ship used by the North in the Civil War.
an ironclad ship used by the South in the Civil War.
declined an offer to head the Union army, determined to save Richmond, VA.
creek where McClellan and Lee's armies fought and was proved to be bloodiest single day battle in American history.
