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battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse

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Noun1.battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse - a battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the Wilderness Campaign
Wilderness Campaign - American Civil War; a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign (1864) against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses
Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia - a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War


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As an exercise in fate-tempting, this is not far off the standard set by General John Sedgwick, who famously suggested to his troops during the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse that "they couldn't hit an elephant at this distance".
 
 
 
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