With the 1864 Battles in Virginia (Between the Armies of Grant

question 99

Multiple Choice

With the 1864 battles in Virginia (between the armies of Grant and Lee) :

• A) the Union army was forced to retreat down the peninsula in defeat.
• B) Lee's brutality earned him the nickname "the Butcher."
• C) the Confederates launched the heroic but unsuccessful Pickett's Charge.
• D) the Union army, despite high casualties, pressed forward in its campaign.
• E) Grant's men decisively defeated Lee's army, which forced the evacuation of Richmond.

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