Wilderness

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Wilderness is a common shorthand name for the Battle of the Wilderness, a major and chaotic Civil War clash fought in dense forest between Union and Confederate forces in May 1864.

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Wilderness canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Wilderness
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
campaignObjective Union attempt to defeat Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia
casualtiesAndLosses high on both sides
commander George G. Meade
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
commandStructure Ulysses S. Grant as general-in-chief of Union armies
ConfederateArmy Army of Northern Virginia
ConfederateCasualtiesApprox over 11,000
ConfederateCommander Robert E. Lee
conflict American Civil War
country United States
date May 5–7, 1864
endDate 1864-05-07
environment dense forest
followedBy Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
front Eastern Front of the American Civil War
hasCategory Battles of 1864 in the United States
Battles of the Overland Campaign
linked to: Overland Campaign
hasShorthandName Wilderness
historicalPeriod American Civil War
location Orange County, Virginia
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
notableCharacteristic chaotic close-quarters fighting
difficulty of maneuvering large formations
notableFeature frequent brush fires during combat
limited visibility due to thick underbrush
outcome strategic Union advantage
partOf Overland Campaign
precededBy Battle of Mine Run
result inconclusive
significance first battle between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee in the Overland Campaign
marked shift to continuous, grinding warfare in Virginia
startDate 1864-05-05
state Virginia
terrain heavily wooded area
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
typeOfEngagement offensive campaign by Union forces
UnionArmy Army of the Potomac
UnionCasualtiesApprox over 17,000
UnionCommander George G. Meade
Ulysses S. Grant
year 1864

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Battle of the Wilderness hasShorthandName Wilderness
subject linked to: Wilderness
Battle of the Wilderness alsoKnownAs Wilderness
subject linked to: Wilderness