Battle of the Wilderness

The Battle of the Wilderness was a battle of the American Civil War. It was the first battle of the Overland Campaign. It was fought from May 5 to 7, 1864. A Union army commanded by U.S. Grant started marching south to capture Richmond, Virginia. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by Robert E. Lee, attacked Grant's army in an area called the Wilderness. After two days, Grant wasn't able to defeat Lee's army. He then decided to move the Union army southward to get between Lee and Richmond. This resulted in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. This was a battle that was considered inconclusive.

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Grant planned to surround Lee's army and cut off its sources of supplies
Crop of Fowx's General Ulysses S Grant at Cold Harbor
Title: Portrait of Gen. Robert E. Lee, officer of the Confederate Army*Abstract: Selected Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 (Library of Congress) Physical description: 1 negative :
Portion of Wilderness battlefield photographed in 1865
May 2 Virginia positions of Union (blue) and Confederate (red) forces, with Wilderness Tavern area circled in green and main fords circled in blue
Overland Campaign begins as Union (blue) and Confederate (red) troops move to the Wilderness in Virginia
Hammond found A.P. Hill's Third Infantry Corps
May 5: Warren faces Ewell while Getty stops Hill
At noon, Meade had two fronts and no help from cavalry