The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House took place from May 8-21, 1864 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia as Grant's army continued its advance on Richmond after the Battle of the Wilderness. The two-week battle involved intense fighting along the Spotsylvania front, including a bloody Union attack against the Confederate Bloody Angle that nearly cut Lee's army in half. The battle ultimately ended in a draw, though Grant continued inflicting heavy casualties on Lee's army as part of his strategy to destroy it.

1. The Spotsylvania
Battle
By Jayla Salvatierra

2. Summary Of
Battle
• Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
May 8-21, 1864
• After the Wilderness, Grant’s and Meade’s advance on Richmond by
the left flank was stalled at Spotsylvania Court House on May 8. This
two-week battle was a series of combats along the Spotsylvania
front. The Union attack against the Bloody Angle at dawn, May 12-
13, captured nearly a division of Lee’s army and came near to
cutting the Confederate army in half. Confederate counterattacks
plugged the gap, and fighting continued unabated for nearly 20
hours in what may well have been the most ferociously sustained
combat of the Civil War. On May 19, a Confederate attempt to turn
the Union right flank at Harris Farm was beaten back with severe
casualties. Union generals Sedgwick (VI Corps commander) and Rice
were killed. Confederate generals Johnson and Stewart were
captured, Daniel and Perrin.

3. Who Was
• Names
Involved
• Daniel , Perrin , Johnson , Stewart , Grant , and
, Meade
• These are the people that were involved in the
battle

4. Where it took
place Virginia near
Spotsylvania County, Virginia (NW
Maryland border)

5. Who won the
battle
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House was a
draw

6. What happened
Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant fled a previous
battle with his army only to try and stand up
to Robert E. Lee’s army once again in a battle
that took nearly 2 weeks

7. Why Is This Important?
• Lincoln and Grant devised a Union decided the best strategy
for Northern success was to take out Robert E. Lee’s army (as
opposed to the Southern capital of Richmond). Lee
successfully staved off back-to-back Northern attacks at the
Battle of the Wilderness and now the two week Battle of
Spotsylvania Court House. Conversely Grant’s unsuccessful
May, 1864 in which he incurred 60,000 casualties in 30 days
brought him heavy criticism from the northern press

8. Websites
www.civilwarbattlehistory.com
www.wikipedia.com
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