South Mills NC005

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No original guide testimony, intelligence report or message was inspected. Woodbury’s explanations about guides and beliefs concerning another enemy position remain retrospective assertions, not established contemporary knowledge.

supportedunresolved Woodbury says grounded transports delayed part of the landing and describes a hot march on dry, dusty roads.

Attributed transport and weather constraints; no causal effect or numerical exhaustion/readiness score is inferred. His allegations about guides are not treated as established misconduct.

disputedunresolved NPS describes destroying Dismal Swamp Canal locks to prevent ironclad transfer from Norfolk; Woodbury describes investigating enemy forces near the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal and opportunities to obstruct it.

The named canals and scope differ; preserve both accounts without treating them as interchangeable waterways or resolving the discrepancy from recollection. No original order was inspected.

disputedpost_outcome The frozen result is Inconclusive (Federals withdrew.), and live NPS says Indecisive. Woodbury instead characterizes the fight as a decisive defeat inflicted on the enemy while acknowledging Reno’s withdrawal.

Preserve the interpretive dispute without recoding a victory, half-win or counterfactual effect. Retreat from the battle and achievement of the canal objective are distinct questions.

disputedpost_outcome The frozen table gives 150 total; the live NPS table displays 139 total (US 114; CS 25;).

These versions remain distinct. No inspected return reconciles the totals, category definitions or reporting boundaries. Casualties are not opening strength or a predictor; a displayed zero is not evidence of no losses.

supportedpost_outcome Woodbury describes a naval expedition under Musser obstructing a canal mouth a few days after Reno’s expedition.

Subsequent action, not proof that Reno destroyed the locks on April 19. The canal-identification dispute stays unresolved and this later action receives no additional score.

supportedunresolved NPS assigns the expedition to Reno. Woodbury attributes an unsuccessful frontal charge to Hawkins while Reno was elsewhere in the line.

Keep the historian’s attribution distinct from validated fault or motive. Named commanders and formations receive no automatic outcome credit.

disputedunresolved The frozen Union force field lists the 21st Massachusetts and 51st Pennsylvania; Woodbury’s expedition list additionally names the 9th and 89th New York and 6th New Hampshire.

The abbreviated frozen field and fuller expedition list do not establish equivalent participation or headcounts. Woodbury later distinguishes reserves and attacking formations; do not turn regiment names into a numerical strength.

unknownunresolved

No inspected return establishes matched opening populations. The frozen side-specific numerical bounds are blank; live zeros are not measured absence of troops. Retrospective formations, gun crews, garrisons, prisoners and troops engaged must not be interchanged.

supportedunresolved Woodbury describes a plain cut by ditches before the enemy position, with a forest behind and woods on a flank.

A retrospective terrain description; relative sides are those of the narrative, not a mapped orientation or measured combat advantage.