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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grant pointed out that Lee was careful not to show what?

2. Grant joined up with General Meade and said their next goal would be to do what?

3. Lee moved his center of operations leaving an entire Union regiment without what?

4. Grant described the complicated maneuvering it took to establish a siege of ______________.

5. 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.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was most devastating about the Battle of the Wilderness?

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

4. Why did the Confederate women cry when they learned that the Union had the upper hand in the war?

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

6. Why did Lee ask about terms for surrender? Are you surprised by this?

7. What did Grant think about this new campaign involving all the troops? Why?

8. Grant tells a story about Confederate Commander Bragg. Why does he tell this story?

9. When Lee's troops were discovered, what was learned about Lee and his men?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Grant frequently mentions the importance of food.

Part 1) Why is food an important topic for Grant to discuss when recalling events of the Civil War? How did food become vital to an army's chance at victory?

Part 2) What did Grant do to make sure his men received food? What other necessities did the soldiers have? How did Grant provide these? What other tactics did Grant use to improve his army's chances at victory?

Part 3) What do you see as necessities for a military today? What must a military have to be victorious? How does this compare to the necessities of the Civil War?

Essay Topic 2

Grant gives detailed information about troops and their positions and strengths under specific commanders.

Part 1) Describe two times in which Grant does this. How is this information pertinent to events in Grant's life? What does this information reveal about Grant?

Part 2) Why does Grant give this information? How can military historians and military leaders of today benefit from this information? How might the commanders of troops in question feel about Grant's attitude towards them? Why?

Part 3) Would a military commander today include such detailed information to the public today? Why or why not? How have military tactics and plans become more and more difficult to keep secret? How is this both good and bad?

Essay Topic 3

Grant planned on doing a short stint in the military before going into teaching.

Part 1) How did Grant feel about military life early one? Why did he feel this way? How did his feelings about the military change throughout his life? Why did his feelings change?

Part 2) Why might Grant have been interested in teaching? How is this desire to be a teacher seen in the way he led, encouraged, and urged his men during the Civil War?

Part 3) How have plans for your own life altered as you have grown older? How have your feelings changed regarding certain topics? Why? How can you relate to the changes that took place in Grant's life?

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