Spotsylvania Campaign May 8-10 marker

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TourStop1The Spotsylvania Campaign May 8-10 marker is on the east side of Grant Drive while entering the park, across from the Sedgwick monument. This is one of the handful of historical markers in the parks of Spotsylvania County which date back to the 1950s, constructed of a painted aluminum panel in a wood frame.

Marker with map of the Spotsylvania Campaign May 8-10

Text from the marker:

Spotsylvania Campaign

Situation
May 8-10, 1864

Warren and Wright failed to break Anderson’s lines. Ewell’s Corps and Hill’s Corps (temporarily under Early) extended the Confederate trenches eastward and southward. Burnside’s Corps failed to reach Spotsylvania from the east. Hancock attacked Lee’s left, but was recalled.

Closeup of the Marker with map of the Spotsylvania Campaign May 8-10

Location of the marker

The marker is on the east side of Grant Drive about 50 yards north of Beock Road, across from the Sedgwick monument. (38°13’04.8″N 77°36’51.6″W)

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