May 7, 1864
---Georgia: Union troops from Gen. George Thomas’s Army
of the Cumberland make contact with Confederate cavalry at Tunnel Hill, just
outside of Dalton, Georgia. The
bluecoats eventually drive off the gray riders.
Thomas is now in position to strike at Johnston’s army.
---Virginia: During this day, Grant’s army maneuvers,
attempting to gain some advantage over Lee, and failing at that. As Grant and his staff ride to the junction
of the roads in the rear, Union soldiers watch, expecting him to turn left,
going north, indicating another retreat back over the Rappahannock River. But when Grant turns his horse to the right,
and heads south, the watching troops break out in a cheer. The Army of the Potomac is advancing. Grant has broken the rules: instead of
retreating after a defeat, he is advancing.
------Battle of
Walthall Junction, Day 2: This
morning, Butler sends a large division of 8,000 men back to Walthall Junction,
where they strike Hagood’s brigade and Bushrod Johnson’s brigades back, and the
Yankees cut the railroad at the junction.
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