grant, instead of packing his army commander, backs phil sheridan. he says sheridan generally knows what he is talking about. let him do it. ok. somewhat flabbergasted, mead cuts the order and let's sheridan right off with 12,000 cavalry members, leaving the army of the potomac lined and half. i want to call that very important fact to your attention. what unfolds over the next two and a half weeks, thousands of union lives are lost because phil sheridan has left with the eyes and ears. he tends to get a free pass in history, but he killed thousands of his own men by leaving the army blind and deaf. the union is going to continue to advance down that road toward spotsylvania, the cavalry still blocking them. they are ineffective at washing them out, so infantry is going to have to do the job. the fifth corps is trying to lead the way and they are going to deploy in the line of battle, push forward and drive the cavalry away. if you look at these rows of chairs, it is ridge after ridge after ridge. the confederates ride from one to the next, step backu

because what unfolds over the ,ext two and a half weeks thousands of union lives are lost because phil sheridan has left with the eyes and years. he tends to get a free pass in history, but he also kills thousands of his own men by leaving the army blind and deaf. will continue to advance down that road toward spotsylvania. the calvary is still blocking them. ineffectivelvary is at flushing them out, so infantry will have to do the job. the first division is trying to lead the way. ofy will deploy in the line battle, push forward in this direction to drive the calvary away. if you look at these rows of road,, if you ride that it is rich, rich, after ridge. the confederates ride from one to the next, the lady advance again, they have to get back in doublee of march, race quick, redeploy, push the calvary away, hop on a horses, the next one, lineup, again. affected thats so it slows their advance, and so that gives lead the chance to cut his way out of the wilderness, creating his own road to get here. final union push gets to this area, it is known as spindle field. suddenly the armies appear on