Spotsylvania, Virginia
Background History
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House was the second major battle in General Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign during the Civil War. Just after the bloody Battle of the Wilderness, Grant's army disengaged from Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army and moved to the southeast, attempting to lure Lee into battle under more favorable conditions. Elements of Lee's army beat the Union army to the critical crossroads of Spotsylvania Court House and began entrenching. Fighting occurred on and off from May 8 through May 21, 1864, as Grant tried various ways to break the Confederate line. In the end, the battle was tactically inconclusive, but with almost 32,000 casualties on both sides, it was the costliest battle of the Grant's campaign.
Investigation 09/23/2007 (4pm - 7:30 pm Investigators -- #2) -- Evidence -- (1) Class B evp
Data recorded on investigations -- Audio, Video, Photographs, EMF, Temperature, Personal Experiences
Spotsylvania Battlefield Photo Album
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