Across Five Aprils, Ch 11 & 12

What happened at Chicamauga?

• It was a victory for the North.
  

• It was a victory for the South.
  

• It was impossible to tell which side had won.

• It was the final battle of the war.

78. What was John upset about in his letter?
    

• 78. The army was wasting supplies.
      

• 78. He missed his family.
      

• 78. His unit was treated like a third-rate unit and was teased by the others.

• 78. He had not been paid for several months.

78. What comforted John?
    

• 78. The thought that his one last brother was close to his boys comforted John.

• 78. The fact that his father was still alive comforted John.
      

• 78. Only the letters from Nancy gave him any comfort.
      

• 78. He was counting the days until his tour of duty was up.

78. What did Shad think of General Grant?
    

• 78. He had confidence that this man would win the war for the North.

• 78. He thought Grant was just another in a long line of poor generals.

• 78. He reminded him of his uncle.
      

• 78. He thought he was a wimp.

78. What did Shad think of McClellan's nomination for President? (pg 187)

• 78. He didn't like it.

• 0. He was pleased although he was still a supporter of Lincoln.

• 0. He thought it was ludicrous
     

• 0. He didn't care one way or the other.

78. When did the North begin to rejoice? (pg 188)
    

• 78. They began to rejoice after the battle in Atlanta.
      

• 78. They began to rejoice after the battle in New Orleans.
      

• 78. They began to rejoice after the battles in Mobile, Alabama.

• 78. They began to rejoice after the battle in Fredricksburg.

True or False: Lincoln was re-elected because the soldiers thought it would be foolish to give up on their leader when the victory was so near.

• true

• false

What was Sherman's gift to Lincoln? (pg 194)

• It was the city of Savannah.
  

• It was the city of Baton Rouge.

• It was the city of Charleston.

• It was the city of Richmond.

86. What did Ed Turner think of the soldiers' looting?
    

• 86. He thought they deserved whatever they could get because they had fought so long.

• 86. He thought it was okay as long as they didn't take anything of his.
      

• 86. He thought his son would lose the morals he had been taught.
      

• 86. e thought they should be stopped immediately.

86. What were Ross Milton's thoughts about peace?
    (pgs 198-199)

• 86. An end to the war would create an immediate peace.
      

• 86. There would never be peace as long as people still secretly supported the South.

• 86. Men were not naturally peaceful creatures, and it wouldn't last. They would start

      another war somewhere else.
      

• 0. Peace would be hard to come by, and the scars from the war would be a long time in

     healing.