A new 1998 Corvette convertible was the 11th Chevrolet and the fourth Corvette to pace the Indianapolis 500.A 1998 C5 convertible was chosen to be the fourth Corvette to pace the Indianapolis 500.
But the way to the sea was not open; Sherman still had to contend with the Confederate army of Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood. So Sherman proposed to split his Union force, taking 62,000 of his best troops on a destructive march, while Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas used the remainder to contain Hood.
Â· just now. 1  The purpose of the Panama Canal is to connect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans at a more manageable point. Before it, ships had to navigate all the way down and around the South American Continent. 2  The Panama Canal was built in order to allow shipping from the Atlantic to the Pacific and visa versa.