henry halleck has that he's there. he doesn't ask to go. he just says, by the way, i'm at monocacy if you want to send some help, that'd be much appreciated. and it's actually. wallace first word of warning, that kind of wakes up the canton of henry halleck, you see, realizes that this might actually be a problem as these 15,000 confederates come down off the mountainside. and that's what spurs halleck to action. halleck sends orders to grant who sends orders to mead? who sends orders to six corps commander harris. you're right to. send one division from the defenses of petersburg to secure the baltimore railroad. it's ultimately james ricketts division, third division, sixth army corps, who have been through the absolute wringer. they've lost numerous commanders of the wilderness. they've been they've been everywhere. so this whole division numbers about 3500 soldiers as it and that's what henry halleck thinks will suffice to guard this railroad. these soldiers love it because they're out of the trenches. they happen to a nice little boat

the writer actually done research reading a pre war book by general henry w halleck in the summer of 1863, of course, was by the union victories at gettysburg and vicksburg. vicksburg got more attention because operations there had been occurring and covered for a long time. with gettysburg, the battle could hardly have been anticipated by when it was a surprise to both. vicksburg was. well understood. the union and dakota incorrectly speculated in may that the rebels might be trapped in vicksburg. accurately described the destruction of mississippi's rail system and remarkable he was aware that grant had maneuvered inland mississippi by living off the land and the john pemberton confederate commander at vicksburg was anything but brilliant. the oregon reported that vicksburg was strongly fortified but doomed. another paper shared the fact that six correspondents had been killed at vicksburg. finally, in june, report came that the rebel pemberton had surrendered to the gallant grant. but the prize for battle overall battle accuracy and reporting, in my opinion, has to go to the which