Main decision is who to place in the main line and who to have as the reinforcement Corps? Grant's III Corps needs the experience; they'll take significant losses I expect but they have the manpower to absorb them. They go in the 'Defend' position, while Heintzelman's II Corps, now our best of the three, will deploy as needed when they arrive. Hopefully sooner than last time.
Estimated total force is 36k with 107 guns for the rebels, 27k with 68 guns for us. So they are a third larger. I like that better than double, but we certainly can't afford to be careless. I also very much like the sound of the words 'heavily fortified' in this case.
A long ways to the south-southeast.
This is between the two previous positions.
They are crazy, no doubt about that.
So just defend everything then? Sure.
Let's hope it works out that way.
Hey, I thought you said this was going to be easy ...
Whoever's writing this sees threats everywhere despite our supposed strong position, that's for sure.
Stand your ground and don't move away, but be sure to defend these six other key locations. Umm okey-dokey.