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The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, sometimes more simply referred to as the Battle of Spotsylvania (or the 19th-century spelling Spottsylvania), was the second major battle in Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. George G. Meade 's 1864 Overland Campaign of the American Civil War. Following the bloody but inconclusive Battle of the ...
October 15, 1966. Designated VLR. January 16, 1973 [4] Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park is a unit of the National Park Service in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and elsewhere in Spotsylvania County, commemorating four major battles in the American Civil War: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, The Wilderness, and Spotsylvania.
The Battle of Franklin's Crossing, also known as Deep Run, took place near Fredericksburg, Virginia on June 5, 1863. Union forces under General John Sedgwick skirmished with Confederate troops under General A. P. Hill during a reconnaissance to determine the movements and location of General Robert E. Lee 's Army of Northern Virginia.
Pages in category "Spotsylvania County, Virginia, in the American Civil War". The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
American Civil War prison camp survivor, author unknown (restored by Jujutacular) Andersonville Prison, by John L. Ransom (restored by Jujutacular) John F. Reynolds, by Alfred Rudolph Waud (edited by Jujutacular and Papa Lima Whiskey) Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, by Alfred Waud (edited by Durova) The burning of Columbia at Capture of Columbia ...
The northernmost battle in the Civil War. July 28, 1863: Battle of Stony Lake: North Dakota (Dakota Territory at the time) D: Union: Dakota War of 1862: Sioux forces escape Union forces in pursuit. August 17 – September 9, 1863: Second Battle of Fort Sumter: South Carolina: B: Confederate: Union's massive bombardment and naval attack fails to ...
1492743 [1] Chancellorsville is a historic site and unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States, about ten miles west of Fredericksburg. The name of the locale derives from the mid-19th century inn operated by the family of George Chancellor at the intersection of the Orange Turnpike and Orange Plank Road.
Battle of North Anna: Maps, histories, photos, and preservation news (Civil War Trust) Animated map of the Overland Campaign (Civil War Trust) Historical markers at the North Anna battlefield; The North Anna and Movement from Spottsylvania, a series of 12 pen and ink maps in the Library of Congress, drawn by Robert E. L. Russell