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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. Grant was assigned to command the Military Division of _________________.
(a) Missouri.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Mississippi.

2. In Chapter 44, Grant described the actual battle. Grant knew that the Confederate Commander ___________ was among those facing the Union Army.
(a) Longstreet.
(b) Bragg.
(c) Beauregard.
(d) Early.

3. Grant wrote Sherman a letter on ______________ 3, 1864. He said that it appeared Sherman faced no real obstacles but Grant declined celebrating Sherman's victory, saying he didn't want to do so until "the victory is assured".
(a) May.
(b) March.
(c) September.
(d) December.

4. The book concludes with an appendix titled, "Report of Lieutenant-General U.S. Grant of the United States Armies. The opening of that section was addressed to E.M. Stanton, who was the _____________________ and was intended to be an overview report of Grant's involvement in the war.
(a) Secretary of State.
(b) Secretary of War.
(c) Secretary of the Interior.
(d) Secretary of Defense.

5. In Chapter 50, Grant said that soon after the fall of Atlanta, the Army of the ______________ began the campaign that would eventually result in the fall of the Confederate capital.
(a) Americas.
(b) Cumberland.
(c) Union.
(d) Potomac.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grant said that the army always created a ___________ fronted with a compilation of wood and dirt whenever they stopped, even if just for the night.

2. When Lee's forces were discovered, what did Grant learn?

3. The Union tried to secure railroads in areas they controlled but the Confederates managed to do what anyway?

4. 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.

5. Grant said the Confederate losses were bound to be higher and outlined his plans to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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. Describe the casualties at the Courthouse at Spotsylvania. Did this affect Grant? Why or why not?

4. What is Grant promise Lincoln? Why did he make this promise?

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

6. Grant outlines troops, their positions and their strengths under specific commanders. What is the reason Grant does this?

7. How did the march to the sea begin? Why is this important?

8. Why, in Chapter Fifty-Nine, does Grant step back in time to Sherman's march to the sea?

9. What did Grant's new plan for moving the troops in tandem become?

10. How were trenches important in the Battle of the Wilderness? How were they also imperfect?

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