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Visiting Our Past: No peace for the local boys at 7 Pines
Rob Neufeld
War analysts first misread Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston s note to Gen. William Whiting at the start of the Battle of Seven Pines, May 31, 1862.
Johnston s 9 looked like a G ; and his writing of miles was read as aines. Therefore, what was Whiting doing causing a bottleneck at the mouth at 9 Miles Road just outside Richmond? Hadn t he been directed to go to Gaines Road?
There is and was no Gaines Road in that vicinity, the battleground that spread east to outlying railroad towns.
Note: This is the second half of a two-part article. ....

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