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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. In Chapter 58, Grant described additional advances with Sheridan's troops and his victory at the ______________.

2. What did the loyalists soon begin to float on rafts down the river to the Union men?

3. On May 16, 1864, Grant sent a letter to Halleck, outlining the poor roads that had become impassable due to what?

4. Were the talks successful?

5. 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.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. Describe Grant and Lee at the end of the war. What does this reveal about each man?

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

7. What happened in January when the peace commissioners came to meet with Lincoln? Why might this have happened?

8. How important was slavery to the turmoil and eventual war between the states, according to Grant.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Grant tells a story about Confederate Commander Bragg.

Part 1) Summarize this story. Why does Grant tell this story? What does it say about Bragg? What does the telling of this story also say about Grant?

Part 2) How might Bragg's attitude, based on this story, have affected the decisions he made and the ultimate loss of the Confederacy?

Part 3) What message is Grant trying to get across through this story about Bragg? What can you personally learn from it?

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 witnesses a duel.

Part 1) Describe this duel. Why does Grant discuss this duel? How is he affected by witnessing this duel? What does this reflection on this duel reveal about Grant?

Part 2) At what other times does Grant reflect upon the events taking place around him? Why does he reflect on these events? What do these reflections reveal about him?

Part 3) When have you reflected on past events? How were these events important? How did these events impact your life?

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