Wilderness Campaign - Spotsylvania VA
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 17.658 W 077° 43.184
18S E 262151 N 4241968
May 5, 1864. Since Longstreet's Corps was still on the way from encampment near Gordonsville, Lee began this battle with only two of his three corps.
Waymark Code: WM134D2
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2020
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Wilderness Campaign- May 5, 1864. Since Longstreet's Corps was still on the way from encampment near Gordonsville, Lee began this battle with only two of his three corps. Keeping Ewell on the defensive in the Orange Turnpike sector, he pushed A.P. Hill's Corps eastward along the Plank Road to seize Grant's route of march, the Brock Road. Getty's Division and Hancock's Corps foiled the Confederate thrust. When darkness ended the struggle, Hill's exhausted troops in this vicinity awaited relief from Longstreet's men and made little effort to entrench. Longstreet did not arrive until the next morning. Confederate trench remains on this front represent later improvements.
LOCATION: Marker is near Spotsylvania, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. Marker is at the intersection of Hill-Ewell Drive and Orange Plank Road (County Route 621), on the right when traveling south on Hill-Ewell Drive. Post office area: Spotsylvania VA 22551
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