Author Question: As a theorist of warfare, General William T. Sherman was a. a master of the quick, surprising ... (Read 23 times)

iveyjurea · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

As a theorist of warfare, General William T. Sherman was

a. a master of the quick, surprising attack.
b. careful to avoid collateral damage to civilian lives and property.
c. remarkably unclear and confusing in his strategic approach to war.
d. insistent on maintaining strict military discipline among his troops.
e. a pioneer of the strategy of total warfare aimed at destroying civilian morale.

Question 2

The Union victory at Vicksburg was of major importance for all of the following reasons except

a. it reopened the Mississippi River to Northern trade.
b. coupled with the victory at Gettysburg, foreign help for the Confederacy was irretrievably lost.
c. it helped to quell Northern peace agitation.
d. it cut off the supply of cattle and other goods from Texas and Louisiana.
e. it was the last major battle of the Civil War.