All of the following were Union Army objectives leading to the Battle of Shiloh EXCEPT
a. the seizure of major rail lines near the Mississippi-Tennessee border
b. the continued control of major rivers in the South
c. the continued division of the CSA into two theatres of operation
d. the occupation of Memphis
I don't think the answer is d,a, or c, but I'm not sure if b is correct. Thanks for your help!
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d. They wanted control of the rail lines out of Memphis, but they achieved that by Attacking near Corinth Mississippi, which was a junction for that rail system.
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