The Battle of the Wilderness 160th Anniversary Reenactment on May 5, 2024 on the Wilderness Battlefield, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
The Battle of the Wilderness 160th Anniversary Reenactment on May 5, 2024 on the Wilderness Battlefield, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. This reenactment was awesome but unfortunately poorly attended primarily because of persistent forecasted heavy rains, limited advertising, and location. The Battle of the Wilderness (May 5–7, 1864) was a brutal, inconclusive clash between Ulysses S. Grant’s 119,000 Union forces and Robert E. Lee’s 66,000 Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, marking the start of Grant’s Overland Campaign. The dense, tangled terrain of the Wilderness led to chaotic fighting, with heavy casualties on both sides—around 18,000 Union and 11,000 Confederate. Confederate Soldier letters from the Battle of the Wilderness mention the “awful slaughter” or “hellish thickets,” as the battle’s conditions—wildfires, disorientation, and close-quarters carnage. Here's some quotes from soldier's letters... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A Confederate soldier from th...