The Two Union Generals Who Were Able to Successfully Carry

question 78

Multiple Choice

The two Union generals who were able to successfully carry out the strategy of a war of attrition were:

• A) Pickett and Stuart.
• B) Meade and Sickles.
• C) Burnside and McClellan.
• D) Hooker and Farragut.
• E) Grant and Sherman.

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