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 june 17. during the night and day of july 29, final preparations were made to include a moving 110 cannons across a two-mile front to be used right of the explosion takes place and pin down confederates as the attack moves forward. white troops move into their position and now in front, ferrara's troops will be in the back of the attacking column. pleasant will go in. did not go off. two people volunteer to go back inside to see what had gone wrong. most of the time on my tours i do not have many people say that would be mean. [laughter] ok surely, i get it. and i say, you brave person. they relived the fuse. the gunpowder explodes as represented in this image from "harper

calls forth these eligible division commanders now and that will include orlando wilcox in the center, 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 divisions had been very used up, so he selects james ledlie. ledlie, some as you know, has a fondness for alcohol, and it's been exhibited most kind of notably at the battle of north hannah river, late in may of 1864 and again in the initial attacks on petersburg on june 17th. during the day and night of july 29th, final preparations are made that include moving 110 federal cannon and 54 mortars across a two-mile front to be used right after the explosion takes place and try to, of course, pin down confederates as the attack moves forward. white troops move into their position. of course, now in front, ferrero's troops are going to be in the back of this attacking column. colonel pleasants will go in on july 30th, light the fuse, 3:30 in the morning. it didn't go off. 4:15, two people volunteered to go back inside to figu