Wilderness
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Wilderness is a common shorthand name for the Battle of the Wilderness, a major and chaotic Civil War clash fought in dense forest between Union and Confederate forces in May 1864.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wilderness canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | Union attempt to defeat Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses | high on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
George G. Meade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Ulysses S. Grant as general-in-chief of Union armies ⓘ |
| ConfederateArmy | Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateCasualtiesApprox | over 11,000 ⓘ |
| ConfederateCommander | Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | May 5–7, 1864 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1864-05-07 ⓘ |
| environment | dense forest ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Spotsylvania Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Battles of 1864 in the United States
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Battles of the Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShorthandName | Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Orange County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spotsylvania County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
chaotic close-quarters fighting
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difficulty of maneuvering large formations ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
frequent brush fires during combat
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limited visibility due to thick underbrush ⓘ |
| outcome | strategic Union advantage ⓘ |
| partOf | Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Mine Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | inconclusive ⓘ |
| significance |
first battle between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee in the Overland Campaign
ⓘ
marked shift to continuous, grinding warfare in Virginia ⓘ |
| startDate | 1864-05-05 ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| terrain | heavily wooded area ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | offensive campaign by Union forces ⓘ |
| UnionArmy | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionCasualtiesApprox | over 17,000 ⓘ |
| UnionCommander |
George G. Meade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.