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The Overland Campaign, also known as Grant's Overland Campaign, the Virginia Campaign, and the Wilderness Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864, towards the end
Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, respectively, opposing commanders in the Overland Campaign
Union staff meeting at Massaponax Baptist Church on May 21, 1864. Grant has his back to the smaller tree with Charles Anderson Dana to his left, while Meade is seated at the far left.
Movement to Totopotomoy, May 25–28, 1864, following the Battle of North Anna
Battle of Totopotomoy Creek, May 30, 1864
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 Spottsylvania, Thure de Thulstrup
Spotsylvania Courthouse, 1864
Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, Army of the Potomac
Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock, II Corps