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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: 07/19/2011 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: 07/02/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE0.6 km | 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: 03/31/2012 last visited: never |
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| 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: 09/13/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryN0.8 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: 09/13/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryN1 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: 09/13/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
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| Spotsylvania Campaign - Spotsylvania VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Marker is near Spotsylvania, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County 22553. Marker is on Grant Drive, at tour stop two (Upton's Road) on the driving tour of Spotsylvania Battlefield unit of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 08/19/2023 last visited: 08/19/2023 |
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| 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: 09/13/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryW1.1 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: 09/13/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryW1.1 km | Spotsylvania Campaign --Spotsylvania VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Marker is near Spotsylvania, Virginia, 22553 in Spotsylvania County. Marker is at the intersection of Grant Drive and Brock Road (County Route 613) to the entrance to Spotsylvania Battlefield unit of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Park. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 08/19/2023 last visited: 08/19/2023 |
 view galleryW1.1 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: 09/13/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryW1.1 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: 09/13/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryW1.1 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: 09/13/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryW1.1 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: 09/13/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryW1.1 km | 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: 09/13/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNE1.4 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: 07/02/2010 last visited: never |
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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: 05/29/2011 last visited: 12/15/2014 |
 view galleryN8.9 km | The Maury Birthplace in U.S. Civil War Sites During the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate cavalry chief J.E.B. Stuart made his HQ at the Maury birthplace. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 07/03/2007 last visited: 09/07/2007 |
 view galleryN9 km | Lee-Jackson Bivouac - Chancellorsville VA in U.S. Civil War Sites General R. E. Lee and General Stonewall Jackson met at an intersection to discuss a bold plan against the Union Army the night of May 1, 1863 during the Battle of Chancellorsville. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 04/13/2011 last visited: 04/08/2023 |
 view galleryNW9 km | Catharine Furnace in U.S. Civil War Sites The Catharine Furnace found at the Chancellorsville Battlefield was used by the Confederacy during the War for the production of iron. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 07/04/2007 last visited: 04/08/2023 |
 view galleryN9.2 km | Chancellorsville Earthworks in U.S. Civil War Sites This waymark is a nice little preserved space highlighting some forgotten history. posted by:  moongecko location: Virginia date approved: 07/15/2008 last visited: 06/06/2014 |
 view galleryNE10.1 km | Sanctuaries in Spotsylvania - Waverly Village VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Salem Baptist Church was one of nearly a dozen churches that dotted northern Spotsylvania County on the eve of the Civil War. Zoan, Wilderness, Massaponax, Zion, Christ, Piney Branch. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNE10.1 km | For All Anguish – For Some Freedom - Waverly Village VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Few communities suffered more in the face of war than did Spotsylvania County. For two years armies traversed, occupied, or fought over this ground. Most residents simply tried to stay out of the way; a few left altogether. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNE10.1 km | Churchyard to Battleground The Battle of Salem Church - Waverly Village VA in U.S. Civil War Sites For the first two days of May 1863, the boom of distant guns rattled the windows of Salem Church. Eight miles to the west, at Chancellorsville, Robert E. Lee’s main Confederate army battered a Union army nearly twice its size. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNE10.3 km | Salem Church-The Battle of Salem Church - Waverly Village VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Spotsylvania Baptists built this church in 1844 and named it Salem, a Biblical word meaning peace. Two decades later, Salem Church was engulfed by war. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
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