Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (May 8–21, 1864) Battle of Spotsylvania Court House A major encounter of Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign during the American Civil War, fought May 8–21, 1864, noted for desperate trench fighting at the Mule Shoe and heavy casua…
Battle of the Wilderness (May 5–7, 1864) Battle of the Wilderness A major 1864 clash in dense Virginia thickets during the Overland Campaign where Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee fought an indecisive but strategically important battle.
