Wilderness Battlefield
- US County of Orange County, VA in Virginia
- US County of Spotsylvania County in Virginia
Name of Notable | Genus | AsNotedIn | No | Address | Proximity | Area |
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Name | Genus | AsNotedIn | Address | Proximity | Area | |
Ellwood Manor |
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Constitution Hwy | Germania Hwy | |||
Wilderness Tavern site |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1862/09/17 | Lester S Willson | Union First Lieutenant | Lester Willson is severely wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville | Battle of Chancellorsville | ||
1863/05/02 | Oliver Otis Howard | Union Commander | Neglecting to properly fortify his position at Chancellorsville, Oliver Howard's 11th Corps, largely German soldiers, is caught by surprise, routed but are recover in time to prevent a worst catastrophe. | Battle of Chancellorsville | ||
1863/05/02 | Thomas J Jackson | Stonewall Jackson and his staff, mistaken as Union cavalry, are fired at by the 18th North Carolina Infantry regiment, along the Mountain Rd, near the modern Chancellorsville Visitor Center | Death of Stonewall Jackson | |||
1864/05/06 | Charles C Haight | Union Commander | Captain Charles C Haight, Co H, 39th NY Infantry (Garibaldi Guards), is wounded in the right arm at the battle of the Wilderness. He will spend the rest of the summer convalescing. | Battle of the Wilderness | ||
1864/05/06 | Elkanah L Burson | Confederate Officer | Elkanah Burson is wounded during the Battle of the Wilderness | Battle of the Wilderness |
Particulars for Wilderness Battlefield: | |
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Military Event | American Civil War |
Historic Use | Battle site |
Area of Significance | Military |
Sight Category | Site |
Motif | War |
Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
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A Stillness at Appomattox (book) | History Book | Bruce Catton |
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