US Civil War. The Overland Campaign, Battle
US Civil War. The Overland Campaign, Battle of Spotsylvania, May 8 to 18, 1864. Union soldiers attack the Confederates in Laurel Hill, May 10th. The Unions battle goal was not to take territory, but to permanently weaken the Confederate army. In the course of two weeks fighting, the Union suffered 18, 000 casualties and the Confederate 11, 500. The Unions greater population made such higher loses affordable
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45384462
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3000px x 2206px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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Courtesy Everett Collection
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