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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 |
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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: 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
 view galleryNW0.6 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 |
 view galleryNE1 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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| 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 galleryW1.3 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 galleryW1.3 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 galleryW1.3 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 galleryW1.3 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: 09/13/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryW1.3 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 galleryW1.3 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 |
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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 galleryNW8.5 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 galleryN8.7 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 galleryN8.7 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 galleryNW8.7 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 galleryNE9.7 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 galleryNE9.7 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 galleryNE9.7 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 galleryNE9.7 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 |
 view galleryNE9.7 km | Refuge from Horror-Salem Church - Waverly Village VA in U.S. Civil War Sites The arrival of contending armies in December 1862 forced thousands of residents to leave Fredericksburg. Most fled into the countryside, bound for homes or churches in Spotsylvania County. Several hundred ended up here at Salem Church. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
 view galleryNE9.7 km | Battle of Salem Church - Waverly Village VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Battle of Salem Church of May 3, 4, 1863 fought by Lee and Hooker concluded the Chancellorsville Campaign here. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2020 last visited: 10/02/2021 |
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