ID: 901001606 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001606	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (American Civil War battle, 1864)

Note: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, waged from May 8-21, 1864, saw Union forces fail to overtake the Confederates defending Richmond, Virginia. Following the Battle of the Wilderness (May 5–6), Union General Ulysses S. Grant moved his left flank forward, engaging the Confederate forces of General Robert E. Lee at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia. Union casualties were 18,000; Confederate casualties were 11,000.

Display Date: 8–21 May, 1864

Names:

	Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (American Civil War battle, 1864) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of (American Civil War battle, 1864) (English,A,P)
	Battle of Spotsylvania (American Civil War battle, 1864) (English,U,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Named Events (P)
		....<North and South American history> (P)
		........<United States history> (P)
		............American Civil War (American history, 1861-1865) (P)
		................Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (American Civil War battle, 1864) (P)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... battle
	.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... Spotsylvania
	.....(Virginia, United States, North and Central America) (TGN)

	actor is .... Grant, Ulysses S. (American general and president, 1822-1885)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	actor is .... Lee, Robert E. (American Confederate general, 1807-1870)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

Sources:

	Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (American Civil War battle, 1864)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Battle of Spotsylvania Court House," accessed 21 October 2016
	Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of (American Civil War battle, 1864)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85126966
	Battle of Spotsylvania (American Civil War battle, 1864)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85126966; accessed 21 October 2016

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Battle of Spotsylvania Court House," accessed 21 October 2016