April During the Civil War Crossword Puzzle
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Across: 2 - Lincoln's body was taken to this Illinois town. 3 - Soldiers from what state were attacked by civilians in Baltimore? 6 - The Confederate capital of Richmond, and _______________, were both occupied in early April, 1865. 7 - Which happened first: Five Forks or the Richmond Bread Riot? 10 - Picacho Peak occurred in which present-day state? 11 - The battles of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill happened in this state. 12 - What is another word for "conscription"? 14 - The Union captured the Petersburg lines at the ________________. 16 - The fall of which Georgia fort was called a "turning point in military history" because rifled cannons were shown to be deadly against masonry (brick) walls? 17 - Confederate general who started a famous raid in mid April. 18 - The Thirteenth Amendment said that _________ or Involuntary Servitude would be ended. 20 - Which vessel sank in 1865, killing between 1200 and 1700 Union soldiers? 22 - Jefferson Davis asked southern farmers to grow foods instead of tobacco and this product. 23 - Lincoln visited which famous Confederate city in 1865? 25 - This 1864 act caused "In God We Trust" to be printed on a 2-cent coin. 27 - Which famous locomotive was captured in April 1862? The ____________. 28 - This battle was called "the death knell of the Confederacy". 29 - This was the number of Lee's final order to his soldiers. |
Down: 1 - Gen. Lee told Gen. George Pickett to "Hold [this place] at all hazards". 3 - When the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter, the first shot was probably fired from this island. 4 - Where the Army of the Potomac (under Joe Hooker) set up camp in late April. The battle was the next day. 5 - Who wrote "The Passing of the Armies"? 8 - Joseph E. Johnston surrendered to William T. Sherman near _________ Station, NC 9 - Which state voted against secession by a vote of 53 to 13? 13 - Albert Sidney Johnston was mortally wounded at this battle. 15 - Union colonel who started a famous raid in mid April. 16 - The battle of Shiloh is also known as ____________ Landing. (It is spelled without an "h" at the end.) 19 - This man was on the Keokuk when it was hit over 90 times. 21 - The Confederate Congress ordered this type of tax on agriculture in 1863. 24 - Lincoln was watching Our American ___________ when he was shot by John Wilkes Booth. 26 - Who led a group of partisan rangers (guerillas) which was disbanded eight days after the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia?
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