Battle of North Anna
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The Battle of North Anna was fought May 23–26, 1864, as part of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign against Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. It consisted of
Pontoon bridge constructed by Union engineers for crossing the North Anna River
Grant and his staff at Massaponax Church, Virginia, May 21, planning movements to the North Anna
Taylor's Bridge, also known as the Chesterfield Bridge, where the Telegraph Road crosses the North Anna River.
A view of the pontoon bridge across the North Anna from Jericho Mills
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, sometimes more simply referred to as the Battle of Spotsylvania, was the second major battle in Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. George G. Meade's 1864 O
Battle of North Anna
…Road Bridge and Jericho Mills (for actions on May 23); Ox Ford, Quarles Mill, and Hanover Junction (May 23). After disengaging from the stalemate at Spotsylvania Court House, Grant moved his army to the southeast, hoping to lure Lee into battle on open ground. He lost the race to Lee's next defensive position south of the…
1887 illustration of the battle
Spotsylvania Courthouse, 1864
Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, Army of the Potomac
Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock, II Corps