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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7D3_rearguard-action_Spotsylvania-VA.html
On May 2, 1863, as the tail end of Stonewall Jackson's flanking column neared the Wellford place, Union infantry launched an attack. They struck Jackson's rearguard (the 23rd Georgia) a half-mile to the north, at Catharine Furnace. From there, the…
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No Turning BackDefeated but undeterred, Grant abandoned Spotsylvania's blood-soaked fields on May 21 and continued south — toward Richmond and ultimate victory. In his wake he left a scarred landscape pitted with thousands of graves. An A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6WN_grant-finds-an-opening-may-12_Spotsylvania-VA.html
Assault on the MuleshoeEmory Upton's success on May 10 prompted Grant to repeat the attack on a much larger scale. This time the target of the assault was the Muleshoe Salient, a huge outward bulge in the center of the Confederate line. If Grant c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6WM_testing-the-line-may-8-10_Spotsylvania-VA.html
If It Takes All SummerGrant's failure to win the race to Spotsylvania led to two weeks of brutal combat. Aggressive and impatient, the Union commander relentlessly hammered away at the entrenched Confederate line, looking for weakness. Laurel H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6W9_a-different-kind-of-war_Spotsylvania-VA.html
A Different Kind of WarWith the 1864 Overland Campaign, the war in Virginia changed. The old pattern of fight, retreat, and rest yielded to Ulysses S. Grant's relentless maneuvering and fighting. Attacked in superior force by an incessant foe, Sou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6W2_the-battle-of-spotsylvania_Spotsylvania-VA.html
"Nothing in history equals this contest. Desperate, long and deadly, it still goes on. From morn till night, nor ends the carnage there — all night it goes on too. I cannot tell you any of the particulars. You could not understand it. I do n…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6PY_confederate-soldiers_Spotsylvania-VA.html
(Front):Erected and dedicatedMay 12, 1918,by the Spotsylvania ChapterUnited Daughters ofthe Confederacy,Confederated SouthernMemorial Association andcitizens of Spotsylvania County,to commemorate andperpetuate the valor andpatriotism of the sonsof…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6PT_17th-michigan-volunteer-infantry-regiment_Spotsylvania-VA.html
(Front):17th MichiganVolunteer Infantry Regiment9th Corps3rd Division1st Brigade Michigan units on the fieldin the 9th Corps17th Michigan Vol. Infantry20th Michigan Vol. Infantry8th Michigan Vol. Infantry27th Michigan Vol. Infantry2nd Michigan …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6PO_lee-to-the-rear_Spotsylvania-VA.html
The General's countenance showed that he had despaired and was ready to die rather than see the defeat of his army.Isaac G. Bradwell, 3rd Georgia Infantry In these fields on the morning of May 12, 1864, Gen. Robert E. Lee faced a crisis so seve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6PM_the-harrison-house_Spotsylvania-VA.html
Like most Spotsylvania County residents, Edgar W. Harrison little imagined the impact the Civil War would have on his community and his life. Harrison, his wife Ann, and their three young children lived in a story-and-a-half farmhouse set on the k…
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