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Wilderness is an unincorporated community on the border of Orange and Spotsylvania counties in Virginia, United States. The community is centered at the intersection of Virginia primary 20 and Virginia primary 3 .
The Battle of the Wilderness was fought on May 5–7, 1864, during the American Civil War.It was the first battle of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
The Wilderness is located south of the Rapidan River and along the Rappahannock River for 14 miles, and then about 8 or 10 miles to the south. [1] Its southern border is Spotsylvania Court House, and the western border is usually considered the Rapidan River tributary Mine Run.
The Overland Campaign, also known as Grant's Overland Campaign and the Wilderness Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864, towards the end of the American Civil War.
Craig Creek. The wilderness lies north of and in close proximity to Blacksburg, Virginia. It extends for about 8 miles along the northwest slope of Brush Mountain, bounded to the east by a power line, to the northwest by Craig Creek and private property, and to the southeast by Forest road 188.1 along the crest of the mountain. [1]
Pages in category "Wilderness areas of Virginia" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The Wilderness consists of 5,613 acres (22.72 km 2) of land with elevations ranging from 2,400 to 4,800 feet (730 to 1,460 m). [2] It was created from existing National Forest lands in 1984 by the Virginia Wilderness Act of 1984. [3] With its remote location, steep terrain and thick vegetation, the wilderness is rarely visited. [4]
The wilderness area is located next to the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Parkway's northern terminus and consists of 9,826 acres (39.76 km 2). Saint Mary's Wilderness is the largest Virginia Wilderness on national forest land. [2] Saint Mary's Wilderness ranges in elevation from about 1,780 feet (543 m) to 3,640 feet (1,109 m).