The wiring is now correct (had to reverse two wires) and works based off of what sghioto showed me above and what you mentioned earlier about shorting the circuit. Thank you for your feedback..If both lower sections of the H-bridge were switched on at the same time that would provide the short circuit. If the released sides of the relay switching circuit driving the motor were connected that could also provide the short-circuiting function. BUT you must be careful to avoid accidentally short-circuiting the supply voltage. So the circuit arrangement will need some careful thinking. And now, after seeing the most recent posts, it seems that there could also have been a connections in the wiring issue.