Map showing Roads between Bermuda Hundreds and Enemy's first line of Intrenchments on the North and Petersburg on the South
General Godfrey Weitzel (USMA 1855) was Chief Engineer for Butler's Army of the James, Department of Virginia and North Carolina. Weitzel with his assistant Lt. Peter Michie was largely responsible for selecting the site and preparing the approaches of the Great Pontoon Bridge Crossing of James River, June 14-16, 1864.