Wilderness Campaign - Spotsylvania VA
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 18.265 W 077° 44.839
18S E 259771 N 4243163
May 5, 1864. In the early afternoon, Wadsworth's Division of Warren's Corps hit the right flank of Rodes' Confederate Division near this point.
Waymark Code: WM134CZ
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2020
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Wilderness Campaign- May 5, 1864. In the early afternoon, Wadsworth's Division of Warren's Corps hit the right flank of Rodes' Confederate Division near this point. Its left already crippled by Griffin's Division on the Turnpike a mile north, Rodes' line here staggered under Wadsworth's blow. The whole front of Ewell's Corps seemed about to give way. Then Gordon's Brigade, struggling through the same thickets which had caused Wadsworth's troops to lose direction smashed into the Federal division and drove it back.
LOCATION: Marker is near Spotsylvania, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. Marker is on Hill-Ewell Drive, on the right when traveling south. Located between stops four (Higgerson Farm) and five (Chewning Farm) on the driving tour of the Wilderness Battlefield.
Post office area: Spotsylvania VA 22551
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