Question

President Lincoln admired General Grant because he wasn't afraid to engage in battles. Which sentence from the article provides the BEST support for the above statement? A.When Grant finally reached the battlefield, he found that his army had been forced back by Confederate troops.

B. Grant's army had been badly beaten that day, but the battle was not over yet.
C.Grant hammered the Confederates with all his troops, and after the second day of hard fighting, Beauregard withdrew toward Corinth. D. The Union army took control of the battlefield and claimed a bloody victory.​

Answer 1

the best answer would probably be C, Grant hammered the Confederates with all his troops, and after the second day of hard fighting, Beauregard withdrew towards Corinth.

C is the best answer because it specifies what Grant did to cause the Confederates to withdraw, supporting the above statement.