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Emory Upton led a group of 12 hand-picked regiments, about 5,000 men in four battle lines, against an identified weak point on the west side of the Mule Shoe called Doles's Salient (named after Brig. Gen. George P. Doles's Georgian troops who were manning that sector of the line). The plan was for Upton's men to rush across the open field ...
On May 10, Grant ordered attacks across the Confederate line of earthworks, which by now extended over 4 miles (6.5 km), including a prominent salient known as the Mule Shoe. Although the Union troops failed again at Laurel Hill, an innovative assault attempt by Col. Emory Upton against the Mule Shoe showed promise. [10]
Soon afterward, at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (May 8–21, 1864), Steuart was himself captured, along with much of his brigade, during the brutal fighting for the "Mule Shoe" salient. The Mule Shoe salient formed a bulge in the Confederate lines, a strategic portion of vital high ground but one which was vulnerable to attack on ...
A Season of Slaughter: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, May 8–21, 1864. Emerging Civil War Series. El Dorado Hills, CA: Savas Beatie, 2013. ISBN 978-1-61121-148-1. Matter, William D. If It Takes All Summer: The Battle of Spotsylvania. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1988. ISBN 978-0-8078-1781-0. Power, J. Tracy.
Chancellor High School is a public high school accredited by the Southern Association of Secondary Schools. It is located in Salem District in the northwestern portion of Spotsylvania County , VA, United States.
Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a United States Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880.He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service in the Mexican–American War and as a Union general in the American Civil War.
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Spotsylvania County Public Schools: Principal: William Lancaster [1] Teaching staff: 101.47 (on an FTE basis) [2] Grades: 9–12: Number of students: 1703 (2021–22) [2] Student to teacher ratio: 16.78 [2] Color(s) Black, teal, silver Mascot: Panthers: Feeder schools: Spotsylvania Middle School Battlefield Middle School Thornburg Middle School ...