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fromWorld History Encyclopedia
1 week ago

20 Hours of Horrific Fighting at the Bloody Angle

Spotsylvania Court House was a brutal, inconclusive May 1864 engagement featuring hand-to-hand fighting at the Bloody Angle, heavy casualties, and continued Union advance toward Richmond.
History
fromWorld History Encyclopedia
2 weeks ago

Grant's push through the Wilderness: a gamble that shaped the Civil War's final year

Grant's Army of the Potomac engaged Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at the Battle of the Wilderness; Grant pressed the offensive to attrit Confederate forces.
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