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QUESTIONS

  • 1. Give the early history of the ironclad Virginia.

  • 2. Describe the battle between the Virginia and the Monitor.

  • 3. What was the fate of the Virginia?

  • 4. What radical change in the navies of the world did this battle
    produce?

  • 5. Give the plan of the Peninsular Campaign.

  • 6. Give an account of Jackson's Valley Campaign.

  • 7. How did Johnston check McClellan's advance at Seven Pines?

  • 8. Who succeeded Johnston after this battle?

  • 9. Describe the Seven Days' Battles.

  • 10. What was the effective strength of the two armies?

  • 11. What was the result of this campaign?

  • 12. What proclamation did General Pope make?

  • 13. What was the result of the second battle of Manassas?

  • 14. What state did Lee now invade?

  • 15. Describe the battle of Sharpsburg, and give its result.

  • 16. Who visited Lee while his army was encamped near Winchester?

  • 17. Describe the battle of Fredericksburg.