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1) First battle of the Civil War in a South Carolina harbor (1861)
Down: 1) First battle of the Civil War in a South Carolina harbor (1861)2) Union slice through the South cutting it into pieces and weakening its willingness and ability to make war.3) Top Confederate General5) U.S. President during the Civil War7) Attempt to prevent the Civil War that involved Missouri entering the Union as a slave state and Maine entering the Union as a free state.9) Abolitionist who led an attempt to arm slaves and start a rebellion. He was hanged for treason.11) Winfield Scott's idea to cut off and squeeze the South until it was weak enough to cut into pieces.13) Middle war battle in which Grant used a siege to defeat the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River.14) Slave who violently rose up against his master and other slave owners. He was eventually executed.16) The town where Lee surrendered to Grant, effectively ending the Civil War. Across: 4) Battle that ended Lee's second invasion of the North. The North won the battle due in part to the 20th Maine led by Joshua Chamberlain. This was often considered the "high water" mark for the Confederacy.6) First real land battle of the war. Both sides were overconfident. The South won the battle, but both sides were less confident that this would be an easy war.8) Early war battle in which overconfident Grant was surprised by a Confederate attack. Though he eventually won the battle, it convinced many that this would be a tough war.10) C.S.A. President during the Civil War12) Attempt to prevent the Civil War that involved California entering the Union as a free state and tightening of fugitive slave laws15) Abraham Lincoln's executive order after Antietam that freed slaves in rebellious states. While this didn't really free any slaves, it helped keep European countries from helping the South.17) Battle at Sharpsburg, Maryland that ended Lee's first invasion of the North. The northern victory helped keep European countries from supporting the South.18) Battle toward the end of the war that involved Grant using a siege to further weaken Lee's forces. After Petersburg fell, Lee's surrender was almost certain to happen soon.19) Eventually, the top Union General20) Attempt to prevent the Civil War that called for slavery to be decided by "popular sovereignty". This led to people moving to the states in question to stuff the ballot box which in turn led to violence.
 

 

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