Near Spotsylvania Courthouse in Spotsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Wilderness Campaign
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 16, 2008
1. Wilderness Campaign Marker
May 5, 1864. In the early afternoon, Wadsworth's Division of Warren's Corps hit the right flank of Rodes' Confederate Division near this point. Its left already crippled by Griffin's Division on the Turnpike a mile north, Rodes' line here staggered under Wadsworth's blow. The whole front of Ewell's Corps seemed about to give way. Then Gordon's Brigade, struggling through the same thickets which had caused Wadsworth's troops to lose direction smashed into the Federal division and drove it back.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 5, 1864.
Location. 38° 18.265′ N, 77° 44.839′ W. Marker is near Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. It is on Hill Ewell Drive, on the right when traveling south. Located between stops four (Higgerson Farm) and five (Chewning Farm) on the driving tour of the Wilderness Battlefield. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13012 Hill Ewell Dr, Spotsylvania VA 22551, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area, in Northern Virginia, and in the Piedmont. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Higgerson Farm (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Chewning Farm (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Wilderness Campaign
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Wilderness Campaign Happel Markers
Also see . . . Wilderness Battlefield. National Park Service page. (Submitted on April 27, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 16, 2008
2. Wilderness Campaign Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,403 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on September 11, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
