Bloody Angle
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Bloody Angle is a fiercely contested section of the Civil War battlefield at Spotsylvania Court House, known for some of the conflict’s most intense and brutal fighting.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War site
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battlefield location ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bloody Angle at Spotsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommander |
George G. Meade
NERFINISHED
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Richard S. Ewell NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ Winfield Scott Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Union II Corps
NERFINISHED
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Union IX Corps (supporting actions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Union VI Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War battlefields
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Virginia in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Civil War tours and interpretive programs
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historical markers ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| currentStatus | preserved battlefield site ⓘ |
| date | May 12, 1864 ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Confederate Second Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| durationOfMajorAction | approximately 20 hours of nearly continuous fighting ⓘ |
| endOfMajorAction | early morning, May 13, 1864 ⓘ |
| hasMemorials | monuments to participating units and soldiers ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
illustrates tactical evolution toward entrenched positions
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symbol of the brutality of trench and close-quarters warfare in the Civil War ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| militaryRole | Confederate defensive position ⓘ |
| near | Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy rain and muddy conditions during fighting
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high casualty rates ⓘ intense hand-to-hand combat ⓘ prolonged close-quarters fighting ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Union Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
NERFINISHED
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Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Mule Shoe salient NERFINISHED ⓘ Spotsylvania Court House battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startOfMajorAction | dawn, May 12, 1864 ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
earthen fortifications
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log breastworks ⓘ wooded area ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1864 in the American Civil War
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Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.