Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia attacks a force from the Federal Army of the Potomac as it crosses the North Anna River. Lee strategically positions his forces while Ulysses S. Grant plans his next move.
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Spotsylvania: Terrible Fighting at the Mule Shoe
Ulysses S. Grant orders a massive Federal assault on a salient in the line of Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. This results in some of the most savage fighting of the entire war and produces significant casualties.
Northern Virginia: Federals Approach Mine Run
George G. Meade tries launching one more offensive before winter, leading his Federal Army of the Potomac against General Robert E. Lee’s formidable Confederate defenses along Mine Run in Virginia.
The Bristoe Station Engagement
Parts of Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and George G. Meade’s Federal Army of the Potomac clash as Lee tries flanking Meade in northern Virginia.