Conferring an alternate name to the Overland Campaign which it began, for 10 points, name 1864 Virginia battle, named for the tangled woods in which it was fought.
In this battle, John Gordon and Richard Ewell advanced across Saunders Field toward one side's headquarters. Longstreet and A.P. Hill were dispatched to Brock road, where Longstreet was wounded by friendly fire, taking him out of action in the ensuing Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse. Taking place a few miles from Chancellorsville, it marked the first success for Grant's strategy of attrition, as the Union avoided retreating to DC. Conferring an alternate name to the Overland Campaign which it began, for 10 points, name 1864 Virginia battle, named for the tangled woods in which it was fought.
In this battle, John Gordon and Richard Ewell advanced across Saunders Field toward one side's headquarters.
Battle of the {Wilderness}