Battle in the Wilderness (may 5, 1864 – may 7, 1864)
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Let us know. Battle of the Wilderness, in the American Civil War, the first battle of Union General Ulysses S. Grant's "Overland Campaign," a relentless drive to defeat once and for all Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and capture the South's capital at Richmond, VirginiaAdded to timeline:
Date:
may 5, 1864
may 7, 1864
~ 2 days