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Bridging the James River was a monumental task and its successful completion led to much disagreement over who was responsible for it. Both the Regular Battalion and the volunteers sought to claim the bulk of the work. LTC Spaulding, reporting for the volunteers, claims that he arrived at 8:00 a.m. on June 14, 1864 to […]
From the Engineer Depot – The James River Bridge debate
March 6th, 2013 · 1 Comment
Categories: Civil War Units · Controversies of a Campaign · Military History
Tags: · 15th new york engineers, crossing of the james river, engineers, james river, james river bridge, june 14 1864, june 15 1864
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