c. What was the result of Hood's attacks?
§§ 424-426.--a. What was the real object of Sherman's march to the sea?
b. Describe the destruction of Hood's army. What does it show as to Thomas's ability?
c. What did Sherman's army accomplish on its way to the sea?
§§ 427-430.--a. Compare the conditions of the two armies in Virginia. Explain the advantages of the Confederates.
b. Describe the battle of the Wilderness, noting the conditions favorable to the Confederates.
c. Describe the movement to the James. What advantages had Grant not possessed by McClellan?
§§ 431, 432.--a. Why was Petersburg important?
b. How did Lee try to compel the withdrawal of Grant? Why did he not succeed?
c. Describe Sheridan's work in the Shenandoah Valley. Read a short account of Sheridan's career to 1865, and state his services to the Union cause.