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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 60, Grant wrote to Major General Thomas from Grant's headquarters in City Point, _______________, in early December.
(a) Maryland.
(b) Virginia.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) North Carolina.

2. Each man carried ________ days' supply of food in addition to what was being hauled. As a wagon was emptied, it returned to a base camp where it was again filled with the same load and returned to the army camps.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

3. In Chapter 48, a new campaign got underway, with __________ in command.
(a) Sherman.
(b) Sheridan.
(c) Grant.
(d) Jackson.

4. On ____________ 7, 1865, Grant sent Lee a note, saying further fighting would be useless and urging an end to the war.
(a) September.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) January.

5. In Chapter 54, Grant said the troops traveling in _________________ were faced with a different kind of country than they'd typically encountered across the south. The roads were in better condition and there was hardly ever a person seen other than those armed with Confederate sympathies.
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Virginia.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nine days later, Grant wrote another letter to Thomas, this time demanding that Thomas do what?

2. 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?

3. Grant described the details of the first raid of the cavalry under _________________ command.

4. In Chapter 49, Sherman advanced into Georgia and the siege of ______________ was outlined.

5. In Chapter 69, Grant described the capture of Jefferson Davis and the surrender of General _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Lincoln recall the saying that "If a man can't skin he must hold a leg while somebody else does?"

2. Grant said it appeared Sherman faced no real obstacles but Grant declined celebrating Sherman's victory, saying he did not want to do so until "the victory is assured." What does this reinforce about Grant's personality?

3. General Burnside found himself in distress for rations. How did loyalists help him and his men?

4. One day, Grant and other officers were within shooting range of Confederate soldiers. Did the soldiers shoot at them? Why or why not?

5. Grant urged Thomas to attack Hood's rebel forces. How did Thomas respond? Why did he respond in this way?

6. What does Grant note about both the battle at Cold Harbor and Vicksburg? Why does he say this?

7. Grant travels to Alabama, tours the area, and the first order of business is to create a workable supply line. Why is this the first order of business?

8. What happened when Grant requested from Lee that a temporary truce take place to remove the dead and wounded? Why did this happen?

9. At the surrender of the Confederates, the Union men were energized. Why? Should they have been?

10. Why was Fort Fisher important? Why does Grant say it took so long to take this fort?

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