Use the excerpt from Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address to answer the question.

Which sequence of events most likely leads Lincoln to say what he does in the first paragraph?

A.
the Battle of Vicksburg, the Battle of Gettysburg, Sherman’s March to the Sea

B.
the Battle of Vicksburg, the Battle of New Orleans, Sherman’s March to the Sea

C.
the Siege of Savannah, the Battle of Gettysburg, the meeting at Appomattox Courthouse

D.
the Siege of Savannah, the Battle of New Orleans, the meeting at Appomattox Courthouse

C. the Siege of Savannah, the Battle of Gettysburg, the meeting at Appomattox Courthouse