As another Lame Cherry exclusive in matter anti matter.
In thee American Civil War, like in all things affirmative action, there is always focus on the “they fought just as well……..” Then in the margins you find something like in the critical moment of the Wilderness Campaign in Virginia, where an entire division disappeared from their command, hiding in the rear for two months.
Burnside, who was coming up with two divisions, was directed to get in between Warren and Wadsworth, and attack as soon as he could get in position to do so. Sedgwick and Warren were to make attacks in their front, to detain as many of the enemy as they could and to take advantage of any attempt to reinforce Hill from that quarter. Burnside was ordered if he should succeed in breaking the enemy's centre, to swing around to the left and envelop the right of Lee's army. Hancock was informed of all the movements ordered.
Burnside had three divisions, but one of them — a colored division — was sent to guard the wagon train, and he did not see it again until July.
Nuff Said
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