Bataille

Battle of the Wilderness

5 mai 1864 – 7 mai 1864 · 38.32° N, 77.76° W

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5 mai 1864 – 7 mai 1864
Type
Bataille
Coordonnées
38.32° N, 77.76° W
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1864 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of the Wilderness

Major battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of the Wilderness was fought on May 5–7, 1864, during the American Civil War. It was the first battle of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. The fighting occurred in a wooded area near Locust Grove, Virginia, about 20 miles (32 km) west of Fredericksburg.

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