however, neither general bother to warn burnside. meade and another general appeared at burnside's headquarters. he still wanted the plan he had to go for it. he asked meade not to change and meade said, no, the final dutch the order is final. they use of the colored troops, meade rejected. he wanted the men to go up probably and get the crest. it does not take into account the other confederate troops to the north, the explosion site and i shall point out the objective here is take the high ground which is to the north, a few hundred yards away from elliott's salience. meade leave a burnside and figure out what to do. these eligible division commanders and it will include orlando wilcox, james leslie and robert potter on the right. despite burnside's later realization he probably should have selected wilcox or potter, he felt like and they felt like their division had been used up. he selected james. as you know, he had a fondness for alcohol. it had been exhibited most notably and 1864 and in the initial attacks on petersburg on ju

28th mead and burnside had a showdown about the battle plan.d stated at a military court of inquiry that black soldiers were too green for this attack. later that year grant testified to congress, congressional committee investigating the crater, general mead said if we put the colored troops in front we had that only one division and it should prove a failure if it would then be said and very properly that we were shoving these people ahead to get killed because we did not care anything about them. that could not be said if we put white troops in front. since burn side protested this last minute change, mead stated he would talk with grant about it and it's important to understand that technically burnside outranked mead. it's been a contentious sort of thing since burnside arrived in spring. grant out ranks both of them. he can aside which he will only here from mead. grant agrees with mead. however, neither general bothered to inform burnside of this until july 29th. at 11:00 a.m. when mead and another union general appear at burnside's head

burnside's ninth army corps. as they came over, the bayonet was plunged through their hearts. the muzzle of our gun was put on their temple and their brains blown out. others are knocked in the head with the butts of their gun. few would succeed in getting to the rear safe. dorsey binian, also the 48th georgian, someone who ought to know about beating black bodies since he had been over -- he was an overseer before the war began, told his dear sister, mary, just 11 days afterwards, when we got to the works it was filled with negroes and yanks crying out, no quarter. when a hand-to-hand conflict ensued with the breach of our guns and bayonets, and you may depend on it, we did not show much quarter, but slaved them. keep in mind, we're writing to the prim and proper southern women, the scarlett o'haras of the south. they want to know what their men are doing on the battlefield. and now that they're fighting armed black men, they're providing the very details we have put down the slave insurrection out here. alabami

meade and another union general appeared at burnside's headquarters.ide still wants the plan that he had to go forth and he is going to ask meade can not this be change, and meade says, no, the order is final. besides the use of the u.s. colored troops, meade objected to the maneuvers that burnside wished to perform. meade simply wanted the men to go up promptly and take the crest. the problem with that not very detailed order is that it doesn't take into account the other confederate troops that are to the north of the explosion site and i should point out that the objective here is to take the high ground at blanford cemetery which is to the north a few hundred yards of elliott salient. so meade and this other union general leave burnside to figure out what he's going to do. calls forth these eligible division commanders now and that will include orlando wilcox in the center there, james ledlie on the left, and robert potter on the right. despite burnside's later realization he should have probably selected wilcox or potter, he felt like their divisi

28th mead and burnside had a showdown about the battle plan.ed at a military court of inquiry that black soldiers were too green for this attack. later that year grant testified to congress, congressional committee investigating the crater, general mead said if we put the colored troops in front we had that only one division and it should prove a failure if it would then be said and very properly that we were shoving these people ahead to get killed because we did not care anything about them. that could not be said if we put white troops in front. since burn side protested this last minute change, mead stated he would talk with grant about it and it's important to understand that technically burnside outranked mead. it's been a contentious sort of thing since burnside arrived in spring. grant out ranks both of them. he can aside which he will only here from mead. grant agrees with mead. however, neither general bothered to inform burnside of this until july 29th. at 11:00 a.m. when mead and another union general appear at burnside's headquarte

they heap the blame on burnside and rightfully with ledlie and ferrero. yes, sir? >> in the film version of the battle, in the movie they made of cold mountain, it's depicted of all the troops black and white kind of pouring into the crater, being trapped there. that's been told in other stories, too. is there any truth to that or is that really a problem that people went into the crater and couldn't get out, or is that just a legend? >> in case people didn't hear, question is did troops, white and black, rush through the crater into the hole, itself? it is partially true. ledlie's advance men do, as they move up, run into the crater. partly because they go in to rescue confederate trapped folks, provide prayer and water to those who were dying. they said they couldn't ignore their rebel adversary, and of course some of their greatest pain in the last minutes of their life. but much of the union troops are going to be pushed because the hole is only 170 feet long. they're going to be pushed on either side of it and somewhat beyond the hole, but not beyond the extra

because of burnside's former position, grant decides that burnside can't serve underneath mead, and instead will report directly to grant who will coordinate him with general mead. you can see of the command confusion that's going to take place, and some of that will become evident here at cold harbor. the union cavalry, most of the commanders that you historians would have been familiar with are now gone. john buford has died. general kill patrick has been exiled to the west. what grant decides to do is bring one of his generals from the west, general phil sheridan, eastward and put him in charge of the cavalry of the potomac. general grant will be selecting the cavalry commander who will be reporting to general mead. a very awkward command relationship. and a command relationship that won't work, because each of these are extraordinarily strong-willed men. i suspect phil sheridan's appearance might have had to do with problems as well. writers tell us as the campaign opens, phil sheridan was about 5'5" tall, weighed about 115 pounds. bow-legged, with a pointy head, looked like his black h

even after learning that burnside's original plan would called for the fourth division to lead the union attack, had been change said, the men under ferrero's command anticipated that the next assault would be proof enough of their bravery. by the time they received their orders on the morning of july 30th, the battle had been raging for close to three hours. three union divisions were already crammed into the crater as well as the complex maze of confederate traverses and earthworks. little progress had been made as south carolinians who survived the initial explosion along with north carolinians and virginians stubbornly held to their positions. the first indication of the presence of black troops on the battlefield was their battle cry of no quarter. and remember ft. pillow. a reference to the recent massacre of black troops at ft. pillow, tennessee. the two brigades of ferrero's division wound their way over open ground and did their best to steer clear of the maelstrom inside the crater. a few units along with scattered white units were successful in maneuvering into positions beyon

even after learning that burnside's original plan would called for the fourth division to lead the union attack, had been change said, the men under ferrero's command anticipated that the next assault would be proof enough of their bravery. by the time they received their orders on the morning of july 30th, the battle had been raging for close to three hours. three union divisions were already crammed into the crater as well as the complex maze of confederate traverses and earthworks. little progress had been made as south carolinians who survived the initial explosion along with north carolinians and virginians stubbornly held to their positions. the first indication of the presence of black troops on the battlefield was their battle cry of no quarter. and remember ft. pillow. a reference to the recent massacre of black troops at ft. pillow, tennessee. the two brigades of ferrero's division wound their way over open ground and did their best to steer clear of the maelstrom inside the crater. a few units along with scattered white units were successful in maneuvering into positions beyon

because of burnside's former position, grant decides that burnside can't serve underneath mead, and instead will report directly to grant who will coordinate him with general mead. you can see of the command confusion that's going to take place, and some of that will become evident here at cold harbor. the union cavalry, most of the commanders that you historians would have been familiar with are now gone. john buford has died. general kill patrick has been exiled to the west. what grant decides to do is bring one of his generals from the west, general phil sheridan, eastward and put him in charge of the cavalry of the potomac. general grant will be selecting the cavalry commander who will be reporting to general mead. a very awkward command relationship. and a command relationship that won't work, because each of these are extraordinarily strong-willed men. i suspect phil sheridan's appearance might have had to do with problems as well. writers tell us as the campaign opens, phil sheridan was about 5'5" tall, weighed about 115 pounds. bow-legged, with a pointy head, looked like his black h

because of burnside's former position, grant decides that burnside can't serve underneath mead, and insteaddirectly to grant who will coordinate him with general mead. you can see of the command confusion that's going to take place, and some of that will become evident here at cold harbor. the union cavalry, most of the commanders that you historians would have been familiar with are now gone. john buford has died. general kill patrick has been exiled to the west. what grant decides to do is bring one of his generals from the west, general phil sheridan, eastward and put him in charge of the cavalry of the potomac. general grant will be selecting the cavalry commander who will be reporting to general mead. a very awkward command relationship. and a command relationship that won't work, because each of these are extraordinarily strong-willed men. i suspect phil sheridan's appearance might have had to do with problems as well. writers tell us as the campaign opens, phil sheridan was about 5'5" tall, weighed about 115 pounds. bow-legged, with a pointy head, looked like his black hair had been

it broke out just before midnight on burnside drive. of firefighters had to evacuate the entire building. two adults were taken to the burn center, two others treated for minor injuries. several families have to find someplace else to stay. >>> a trial begins today in a controversial sexting case. trey simms will face child pornography charges for sexting his 15-year-old girlfriend. prosecutors will not use explicit photos of simms taken during a search warrant. >>> the key witness in the corruption trial of former virginia governor bob mcdonnell will be back on the stand today. jonnie williams said he gave bob and maureen mcdonnell more than $150,000 in gifts and loans because he thought it would gb for his company. bob mcdonnell reacted before he even entered the courthouse. >> this is a marathon, it won't be decided in a day. >> williams is testifying under immunity. he also said he never considered himself friends with the mcdonnells. julie carey will be in the courtroom following the latest developments. to learn everything as it h

the union army will also have within it general ambrose burnside who commands the ninth army corp., most of you probably know, is the general who headed the army of the potomac during the battle at fredericksburg and grant brings him back to join the army of the potomac and because of burnside's former position, grant decides that burnside can't serve i understand northeast meade and unstead, will report directly to gant who coordinates him with general meade so you can see the command confusion that's taking place and some of that is evident here at the cold harbor. the union calvary is in a very interesting situation. most of the calvary commanders that you're familiar with are now gone. john fwu fobuford has died, what decides to do is to bring one of his generals from the west, general phil sheraton. eastward and put him in charge of the calvary of the army of the potomac. in effect, general grant will be selecting the calvary commander who will be reporting to general meade. aid very awkward command relationship and a command relationship that won't work because each of these

department had arrested a pair of teenage boys, 13 and 14 for allegedly burglarizing a house along burnsiderive. when officers arrived at the mckenzie house, they quickly connected the two cases. >> and the preliminary investigation said the two suspects we had in custody were responsible for that crime as well. >> reporter: the two boys have been booked in juvenile hall and the juvenile district attorney will review the case and decide what to do next. >> the mckenzies hope justice will be served. >> he was an animal, but part of the family. >> hope counseling, a long lengthy counseling. >> reporter: charles clifford, kron4 news. >>> asking for help identifying a man who he says may have burglarized several units. take a look at this man, the sheriff's office says he is a person of interest and authorities are looking in tojkq whether he was involved in a string of burglaries, the owner of quail heel apartments contacted kron4, claiming÷gçq:t four units were burglarized on tuesday morning, alameda county say they are investigating these burglaries. >>> napa in its recovery phase after las

colonel loring who was burnside's chief of staff writes an adademdum say he is a commanr of usct regiment and treated him horribly and then finally mahone comes through and he hears that the confederate officers are putting mhim down as rescuing black troops and it really shocked me. the other thing going through some of these records that you don't read about too much is in the 9th corp area which is the park where they talk about the confederates kept up sniper fire day and night because they are so ticked off. >> both sides . the colored troops are in the area. at least the union officers feel that that's why it's worse there. in the history that i learned growing up, i didn't hear of that level of nastiness. mahone had something in him that was a little bit more decent than some of the others. >> it is true that after the 4th division is consolidated later that year, the snipering does slack off a little bit on that particular front. the other thing i want to mention is after the battle about 1,100 black and white prisoners were taken paraded through petersberg up and down the streets

the list of failed union charles was long and included george mcclellan, john pope, burnside and hunker. lincoln and all of this hope of all western general, grant, and made in general chief of the union armies in march 86 teefor. never before bestowed on a union general. grant was a quiet and passive man who won battles while chain smoking cigars. he had a reputation as a strategist and never gave up. the grants 1863 victories at vicksburg and chattanooga had made in venice. when grant came to washington in march it to 64 wing kin and were secretary edward stanton for the first time he was the object of intense curiosity. granted not look the part of a great general. he was medium height, medium weight. he wore a private some nondescript blue uniform with his general stars and some on the shoulders. one man said that he was an ordinary, scrubbing looking man with a slightly seedy look. someone else had something different to say. the look of a man determined to drive his head through a brick wall. disliking washington and its show business, as he called it, grant chose to direct all th

jeff burnside, komo, 4 news. >> i look how they're in an open area. >> that's scary. >> ah!mare! get under the desk! >> no. >> ah! [ screaming ] >> insomnia. what you need is a nightmare. >> whoo. i don't know what is scarier watching us or watching jack. >> that is your news for this half-hour. >>> this morning on "world news now" -- track tragedy. the crash that killed race car driver kevin ward jr., a shocking scene, right in front of fans. >> it is just an unbelievable tragedy. >> and the difficult questions for investigators about just what happened before the crash. >> violent protests. the unrest and looting in suburban st. louis after an unarmed teenager was shot by police. the developments overnight. >> and facing fears. the base jumper whose life changed forever after a devastating accident put him in a wheelchair. >> i absolutely hated my chair. the chair symbolized everything that i wasn't anymore. >> his decision to jump again, starting over right where he left off. it is monday, august 11th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good mornin

this is on burnside drive. fire investigators say the blaze started in the second floor apartment this morning, then spread to the third floor. it did more than $75,000 worth of damage. investigators say the smoke alarms in the apartment worked. >>> right now on capitol hill, the countdown to the congressional summer break is over. lawmakers are going home before everything is solved. steve handelsman is live with more. >> reporter: this move by house republicans to stay in town and pass a border plan sends a message. it won't solve the border crisis because senate democrats and president obama aren't buying the plan. with funding for highway projects running out and the surge of children from central america, lawmakers were set to leave on summer break without agreeing on the fixes. >> this is a crisis. >> reporter: on immigration, they want three plus billion dollars to speed up the hearings that central american kids are entitled to. >> not to be met with a barrel of a gun and one-way ticket back without con

13 and 14 years old were arrested tuesday while police were investigating several burglaries on burnsidein one of the burglaries, a chihuahua was beaten with a golf club, beaten so badly, it had to be put down. police say the teenagers may be responsible for at least seven burglaries in that area. >>> certainly concerning, not only to the officers here but to the members of the community and you know, at this point, the juvenile justice system will be taking over and looking into any sort of counseling services they can provide. >> now, both minors were booked into santa clara juvenile hall charged with residential burglary. but the 13-year-old suspect is charged with animal cruelty also. >>> there are reports that jpmorgan chase and four other large financial institutions have been hacked. although j.p. morgan won't confirm the report, it does say companies of its size experienced -- experience describe attacks every day. the fbi is working to find out the size of the attack but would not release details. the original report believes russian hackers are behind the attack. >>> a flight f

meet ordered burnside the commander of the union core to send in one of the white divisions to lead atacking force was to go straight for blanford hill. other union divisions following would move to the right and left of the crater rolling up the confederate flags. now major general johnson's confederate division defended this sectionst line. ransom's north carolinians were to the north behind me. right where we are would be elliott's south carolinians and goods virginia is to the south of the crater behind you. rights artillery battery was positioned to the north in what is now a cemetery about 600 yards behind me. you had captain richard pegrama artillery here in the sail yenlt. and you also would have davidson's battery to the south behind you. and to my right out here on what was then called jerusalem plafrpg road is flaner's batteries. so basically, the confederates had artillery on the left, right, and in the rear. so when the union troops attacked through here, they were gore to get hit on three fronts. now at 4:44 a.m. a tremendous explosion ruptured the earth throwing men, can

then colonel loring, who was burnside's chief of staff, writes an addendum on this thing. he writes that thomas was taken in and the confederate officers were spitting on him. they recognized him as being a white commander of a usct regimen and treated him horribly until -- and bearegard treated him horribly, and finally mahone comes through and he hears that the confederate officers are putting mahone down as rescuing black troops. >> i -- well, go ahead. >> it just shocked me. then the other thing, going through some of these records that you don't read about too much, is in the ninth core area, which is most of the park, they talk about how the confederates kept up sniper fire day and night, because they were so ticked off -- >> both sides. >> -- the colored troops are in the area. the union officers feel that's why it's worse there. of course, they are the closest, but in the history that i learned growing up, i didn't hear that level of nastiness. mahone must have had something in him that was just a little bit more decent than the others. >> and i don't claim to know