CH 14 Quiz 5 ReviewCH 14 Quiz 5 Review

What was Grant's greatest defeat?◦Battle of Cold Harbor◦Battle of Shiloh◦Forts Henry and Donelson◦Vicksburg

Battle of Cold Harbor

Why did Grant continue to fight after suffering so many losses in the eastern campaigns of 1864-65?◦He knew he could replace his lasses,

but the South could not.◦He was a poor general who kept

making mistakes.◦He was a cold, unsympathetic general.◦He was constantly short on supplies

for his men.

He knew he could replace his lasses, but the South could not.

The capture of what city insured Lincoln's reelection in 1864?◦Atlanta◦New Orleans◦Petersburg◦Vicksburg

Atlanta

True/False___ Sherman estimated that his

army destroyed less than one million dollars worth of Southern property during the march on Savannah.

False

True/False___ The Civil War was the

bloodiest war in American history.

True

True/False___The South suffered more

casualties than the North during the Civil War.

False

◦A) March to the Sea◦B) Appomattox Court House◦C) siege of Petersburg◦D) Wilderness Campaign

 ___ continual fighting in the

woods north of Richmond

D) Wilderness Campaign

◦A) March to the Sea◦B) Appomattox Court House◦C) siege of Petersburg◦D) Wilderness Campaign

 ___ Sherman's destruction of

Georgia

A) March to the Sea

◦A) March to the Sea◦B) Appomattox Court House◦C) siege of Petersburg◦D) Wilderness Campaign

 ___ effort to capture the rail

center feeding Richmond

C) siege of Petersburg

◦A) March to the Sea◦B) Appomattox Court House◦C) siege of Petersburg◦D) Wilderness Campaign

 ___ surrender of the Army of

Northern Virginia

B) Appomattox Court House