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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 50 through.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 52, Grant detailed the battle at the Courthouse at _______________. Grant sent a letter to Major-General Halleck, Chief of Staff of the Army in Washington, outlining the casualties which he said probably approached twenty thousand Union troops and included eleven generals.
(a) Appomattox.
(b) Pine Bluff.
(c) Spotsylvania.
(d) Charleston.

2. The book includes a series of footnotes, apparently written by ____________, further explaining sections of the text.
(a) Sherman.
(b) Sheridan.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Grant.

3. Was the request granted?
(a) Yes, right away.
(b) No.
(c) Yes, but not until many hours later.
(d) Yes, but not until several days later.

4. Grant described the use of the ____________ at this siege.
(a) Rifles.
(b) Trenches.
(c) Shields.
(d) Cannons.

5. As Grant made the journey, he encountered a Union loyalist, Mr. ___________, who said there were Confederates in the area and that a neighbor, a Southern sympathizer, was certain to report Grant's presence.
(a) De Loche.
(b) De Rosa.
(c) De Long.
(d) De Vane.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 26, the Union troops advanced on _____________, Mississippi, and soon reported that the city had been captured.

2. Grant said he worked hard, but in 1858, he became ill with what?

3. The march was grueling and Grant said that everyone had been told to carry only what was necessary, but he saw various items discarded along the way. Why?

4. A letter dated _____________, 1864, from Grant to General Meade, indicated Grant's desire that Meade determine when he should withdraw troops from a deadly situation and when to press.

5. The fighting continued and Grant described in detail the movements of the men and the ________-hour battle at Champion's Hill.

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