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Battle of the Wilderness

By gwooten
  • Leaders

    Leaders

    Lt. Gen. Ulysses Grant against Gen. Robert E. Lee

  • The Morning

    The Union V Corps attacked Ewell's Corps at the Orange Turnpike.

  • The Afternoon

    A.P. Hill's Corps encountered two of the Confederate Corps, Getty's Division and Hancock's II Corps on the Plank Road. The battle was fierce but left incomplete.

  • The Night

    The darkness stopped the fighting for the day and both sides hurried to get reinforcements.
  • Period: to

    Battle of the Wilderness

  • Break of Dawn

    Hancock attacked the Plank Road, confusing Hill's Corps.

  • Leaders Who Died

    Union generals James Wadworth and Alexnader Hays were killed. Confederate Leaders John Jones, Micah Jenkins, and Leroy Stafford died.

  • End Result

    The battle was a tactical draw.