Reading Assignments--Week Six:
 
 McPherson, Chapters, 14-15
 

Admiral David Farragut
Battle of Shiloh
Forts Henry & Donelson
Seven Days Battle
General Thomas Jackson
J.E.B. Stuart
 Malvern Hill
Militia Act
Confiscation Act of 1862
Henry Halleck
The Second Battle of Bull Run
  

  
Study Questions:
What were the strategic consequences of the fall of Forts Henry and Donelson?
Why did Grant’s Army have trouble pursuing the Rebels?
What was the strategic importance of New Orleans?
How did the Peninsula Campaign impact Union and Confederate leadership?