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|  Marshall’s Crossroads-Lee’s Retreat - Rice VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites April 6, 1865-Union cavalry found Confederate infantry posted here along the road to Rice’s Depot. While others fought along Little Sailor’s Creek at Hillsman’s farm. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 10/5/2020 last visited: 10/1/2021 |
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|  Point Lookout Prisoner-Of-War Camp
in U.S. Civil War Sites A memorial chronicles the largest and one of the worst Confederate POW camps of the Civil War. posted by: La de Boheme location: Maryland date approved: 9/28/2009 last visited: 10/16/2022 |
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|  Lee's Headquarters - Spotsylvania Courthouse VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites A block of granite marks where General Robert E. Lee had his headquarters set up during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 5/29/2011 last visited: 12/15/2014 |
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|  Pelham's Corner - Fredericksburg VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites Although greatly outnumbered, the Gallant Pelham delayed thousands of Union soldiers from attacking the Jackson Corps at the Battle of Fredericksburg. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 6/12/2012 last visited: never |
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|  Harrison House - Spotsylvania Court House VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites A family home was caught in the middle of the battle at Spotsylvania Court House and served as temporary Confederate headquarters for Gen. Robert E. Lee. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 7/19/2011 last visited: never |
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|  The McCoull House - Spotsylvania Court House VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites The McCoull house and farm got caught in the crossfire during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House in May 1864. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 7/2/2010 last visited: never |
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|  McCoull Spring - Spotsylvania Court House VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites The McCoull farm suffered severe damage during the fighting at Bloody Angle, but their spring was a valuable source of water to the Confederates. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 3/31/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery NW108.5 km
|  Spotsylvania Campaign - Spotsylvania VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites May 10, 1864. Here along the west face of the Confederate Salient, or "Mule Shoe," Dole's Brigade of Ewell's II Corps had been alert all afternoon. At 6 p.m., when Federal cannonading ceased, it seemed the day would end quietly. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 9/13/2020 last visited: 10/2/2021 |
view gallery NW108.5 km
|  Spotsylvania Campaign-Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park - Spotsylvania VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites May 9-14, 1864. The village of Spotsylvania Court House, two miles farther down the Brock Road, became of utmost temporary importance, since it now protected Lee's communications with Richmond. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 9/13/2020 last visited: 10/2/2021 |
view gallery NW108.5 km
|  Spotsylvania Campaign - Spotsylvania VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites May 8, 1864. Here began the second delay on Grant's bloody road to Richmond. Having failed to crush Lee in the Wilderness, the Federals attempted to outflank the Confederates by way of Spotsylvania Court House. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 9/13/2020 last visited: 10/2/2021 |
view gallery NW108.5 km
|  The Death of Sedgwick - Spotsylvania VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick, commander of the Sixth Corps, was one of the most popular senior officers in the Army of the Potomac. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 9/13/2020 last visited: 10/2/2021 |
view gallery NW108.5 km
|  Spotsylvania Campaign - Spotsylvania VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites This road leads to the Landram House ruin. In the days of the Civil War it was a small whitewashed dwelling built of squared logs and heated by stone-chimneyed fireplaces. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 9/13/2020 last visited: 10/2/2021 |
view gallery NW108.6 km
|  A Different Kind of War-Spotsylvania Exhibit Shelter - Spotsylvania VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites A Different Kind of War-With 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. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 9/13/2020 last visited: 10/2/2021 |
view gallery NW108.6 km
|  Testing the Line: May 8-10 Spotsylvania Exhibit Shelter - Spotsylvania VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites If It Takes All Summer
Grant's failure to win the race to Spotsylvania led to two weeks of brutal combat. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 9/13/2020 last visited: 10/2/2021 |
view gallery NW108.6 km
|  No Turning Back-Spotsylvania Exhibit Shelter - Spotsylvania VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites Defeated but undeterred, Grant abandoned Spotsylvania's blood-soaked fields on May 21 and continued south -- toward Richmond and ultimate victory. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 9/13/2020 last visited: 10/2/2021 |
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|  Grant Finds an Opening: May 12 Spotsylvania Exhibit Shelter - Spotsylvania VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites Emory 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. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 9/13/2020 last visited: 10/2/2021 |
view gallery NW108.8 km
|  Landram Farm - Spotsylvania Court House VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites The Landram Farm was turned into a bloody killing field during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 7/2/2010 last visited: never |
view gallery NW108.8 km
|  Spotsylvania Campaign - Spotsylvania VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites May 10,1864. After a day of sporadic fighting, the Federal high command sent Col. Emory Upton and twelve picked regiments of the VI Corps to strike the west face of the Confederate Salient. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 9/13/2020 last visited: 10/2/2021 |
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|  Layers of the Past - St Mary's, MD
in U.S. Civil War Sites One of many historical markers in St Mary's, Maryland. posted by: bluesnote location: Maryland date approved: 12/19/2021 last visited: never |
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|  Lee's Hill - Fredericksburg, VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites Site of Robert E. Lee's Command Post during the Battle of Fredericksburg posted by: stinger503 location: Virginia date approved: 7/19/2017 last visited: 5/24/2019 |
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|  Ferry Farm - Fredericksburg, VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites Ferry Farm became a combat zone on Dec. 11, 1862, the first day of the battle of Fredericksburg. posted by: DougK location: Virginia date approved: 5/9/2011 last visited: 12/8/2012 |
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|  Fredericksburg Campaign - Fredericksburg, Virginia
in U.S. Civil War Sites December 13, 1862. On this ridge, called Marye's Heights, blazed the cannon of Col. J.B. Walton's Louisiana battalion, the Washington Artillery. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 9/10/2020 last visited: 10/4/2021 |
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|  Fredericksburg Campaign - Fredericksburg, Virginia
in U.S. Civil War Sites With Richmond as his objective, Gen. Ambrose Burnside started the Federal Army of the Potomac from Warrenton on November 15, 1862. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 9/10/2020 last visited: 10/4/2021 |
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|  Fredericksburg Battlefield - Fredericksburg VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites Before you looms Marye's Heights, a key point in the two major Civil War battles. At the base of the heights, bordered by a stone wall, lies the Sunken Road. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 9/13/2020 last visited: 10/2/2021 |
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|  Stephens House - Fredericksburg VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites Martha Stephens' house was caught in the crossfire during the Battle of Fredericksburg, but she refused to leave and administered aid to the fallen. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 7/24/2011 last visited: 7/1/2022 |
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