§§ 388-390.--a. Why was McClellan placed in command of the Army of the Potomac?
b. Of what advantage to the South were the negroes?
c. Describe the plan of the Peninsular Campaign. What was the great objection to it?
§ 391.--a. Describe the Merrimac, the Monitor. Compare them with the Congress.
b. What effect did the Monitor-Merrimac fight have on McClellan's campaign?
§§ 392, 393.--a Describe the Peninsular Campaign. Why were not more soldiers sent to McClellan?
b. What is meant by the phrase "change of base"?
c. How did Lee secure the removal of McClellan's army from the James?
§§ 394, 395.--a Why did Lee invade Maryland? b. Describe the battle of Antietam, of Fredericksburg. What was the result of each of these battles?
§§ 396, 397.--a. Give an account of the early life and training of Grant and of Thomas.