Ancient history

Which battle in 1864?

The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House was fought from May 8 to May 21, 1864, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, between elements of the Union Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. The battle was the second engagement of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign against Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army. The Union goal was to draw Lee out of his strong defensive positions around Fredericksburg, Virginia, and engage him in open battle.