GDG- July 3, 1863, 4:00 PM, Grant Takes Command

[Batrinque at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/13/2008 7:48:37 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jdbano2001 at yahoo.com writes:

Imagine  that at 4:00 PM on July 3, 1863, Grant and Meade immediately switch 
places,  due to some distortion of the space/time continuum.  What would Grant 
 do?  What are his strategy and tactics?  What decisions does he  make?  What 
is it that we know about Grant that leads him to these  decisions?  Be 
specific - where does he attack, when, what Corp does he  use, and what does he do 
with his logistics?
 
I would suppose that Grant would likely mass the Sixth Corps on his left  and 
then push it forward and to the right to strike the ANV.  Of course,  Grant's 
lack of familiarity with the officers and men of the AOP would probably  
constrain his actions, I think his approach to war would ensure that he would  
make some effort to hurt Lee's army (or at the very least, push hard after Lee  
during his subsequent retreat).  As for logistics, the AOP was a lot closer  to 
its sources of supplies than the ANV.


Bruce  Trinque
Amston, CT




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