Which statement best describes the Union war effort in 1862?
a. The eastern armies went through three generals and made no real progress.
b. Union victories in the east put the Confederates on the verge of surrender.
c. Western troops had been forced out of most of their positions.
d. The fighting in the western theater was indecisive and incompetently led.
ANSWER: a
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