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