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QUESTIONS
1. Describe the battle of Chancellorsville.
2. Why was it a dearly won victory for the Confederates?
3. Give an account of the death of Stonewall Jackson.
4. What did General Lee exclaim on hearing of it?
5. What is said of Jackson?
6. Who was J. E. B. Stuart, and what fierce cavalry battle did he win?
7. What Northern state did Lee invade after the battle of Chancellorsville?
8. By whom was he followed, and what was the relative strength of
the two armies?9. Describe the battle of Gettysburg.
10. What is said of Pickett's division at Gettysburg?
11. What was the result of this battle?
12. Why is Gettysburg regarded as the turning point of the war?
13. What disasters had befallen the Confederacy in the South and West?
14. To whom did the South look for ultimate success?
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