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The park was established as Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park on February 14, 1927, and transferred from the War Department August 10, 1933. The lengthy name remains its official designation—75 letters, the longest name of any unit in the national park system.
With almost 32,000 total casualties, Spotsylvania Court House was the costliest battle of the Overland Campaign and one of the top five battles of the Civil War. [50] As at the Battle of the Wilderness , Lee's tactics had inflicted severe casualties on Grant's army.
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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.
Todds Tavern was the focal point of a cavalry battle on 7–8 May 1864, between the battles of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House during the American Civil War. [1] The tavern location on Brock Road carried the name of Charles Todd who died about 1850.
The Harris Farm Engagement was a part of the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse. The battle was led by Union Major General Winfield S. Hancock and Confederate general Richard S. Ewell . The battle was caused when the Union commander, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant ordered Hancock's Union II Corps to trap Confederate soldiers between Richmond and ...
During the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House in 1864, several Confederate regiments used Shady Grove corner as a marching and resting location. [3] It was the site of the Whitehall Mine, one of several gold mines in Spotsylvania County.
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