 Complete the following phrase:  At the start of the 1864 Overland Campaign, in the Battle of the Wilderness, Gordon proposed a flanking attack against the Union right that might have had a decisive effect on the battle, had General Early allowed him freedom to launch it before late in the day. Gordon was an aggressive general and was described by General Robert E. Lee in a letter to Confederate President Jefferson Davis as being one of his best brigadiers, characterized by splendid audacity. On May 8, 1864, Gordon was given command of Earlys division in Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewells later Earlys corps, being promoted to major general on May 14. Gordons success in turning back the massive Union assault in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House the Bloody Angle prevented a Confederate rout. His division was held in reserve at the 