b. Why were the seizures of Cairo and Paducah and the battle of Mill Springs important?
c. What is meant by the phrase "unconditional surrender"?
§§ 398, 399.--a. Explain carefully the importance to the South of New Orleans and the lower Mississippi.
b. Give an account of Farragut's early life. How did it fit him for this work?
c. Describe the operations against New Orleans.
§ 400.--a. Explain carefully the plan of the campaign to Corinth Why was Corinth important?
b. What quality in Grant was conspicuous at Shiloh?
§ 401.--a. What was Bragg's object in invading Kentucky? How far did he succeed? Why was Chattanooga important?
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§§ 402, 403.--a. What is a blockade? What was the effect of the blockade on the South?