Providence Forge 1931

Providence Forge 1931
photograph of Providence Forge looking south from Railroad tracks- 1931
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Friday, July 26, 2013

"If you decline to make the move, General Gordon will be put in command."



-The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies: Chapter XXXIX - Operations in North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Department of the East. June 3-August 3, 1863.


 So at this point is General Keyes merely cautious or timid? . . .or should General Dix stop micromanaging from the landing? And is it a good idea to have two Major Generals operating in a raid/diversion of this size, the senior general six miles from the tactical position that he seems most concerned about?