Author Question: Which of the following statements concerning the Battle of Shiloh is not correct? A) Confederate ... (Read 79 times)

bobbysung · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Which of the following statements concerning the Battle of Shiloh is not correct?

A) Confederate General Beauregard announced victory prematurely.
B) It was the costly battle in American history to that point in time.
C) Confederate forces withdrew after Union reinforcements arrived and launched a successful counterattack.
D) Grant and Sherman won a great victory with relatively few casualties.
E) Confederate armies staged a surprise attack on General Grant's army.

Question 2

The Emancipation Proclamation

A) freed the slaves and abolished slavery in all the states of the Union and the Confederacy.
B) freed slaves only in areas under Confederate control but not in areas that remained loyal.
C) was formulated by the Radical Republicans and issued by Lincoln despite his strong personal objections.
D) convinced England and France to enter the war on behalf of the Union in order to win the crusade against slavery.
E) was issued twenty-four hours after General Lee surrendered.