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Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign McCoull House The foundation (all that remains) of the McCoull House; it was in this location that Lee was establishing a new line of defense after the Mule Shoe was breached. The painting depicts a "Lee To The Rear!" episode that took place here. The McCoull House is on the right in the painting  10-pounder Parrott riflesA pair of 10-pounder Parrott rifles located at Lee's second defense line behind the Mule Shoe Salient  CSA SOLDIERS' MONUMENTThis photo was taken between downpours on June 25, 2006. The Monument is in the center of the Confederate Cemetery at Spotsylvania. A sign at the narrow opening on Route #208 (AKA Courthouse Road) indicates the Confederate Cemetery. the cemetery was established in 1866 and contains about 570 Confederate soldiers who are buried by state. I could not help but notice a number of modern graves in the cemetery, too  Monument to the 15th New Jersey VolunteersMonument to the 15th New Jersey Volunteers, located at the Bloody Angle Photo/text by Ed Conner, TN  Spotsylvania Courthouse BattlefieldThe wartime road used by the troops of Col. Emory Upton preparatory to their attack on the Mule Shoe Salient on May 10, 1864. Upton proved that the Confederate line could be cracked, but lacked insufficient troops to exploit the breach and had to withdraw. When the results of the attack were reported to Grant, he remarked, " A brigade today; we'll try a corps tomorrow"  Spotsylvania Courthouse BattlefieldMonument to MG John Sedgewick, commander of the Sixth Corps, Army of The Potomac and sits on the spot where he was killed by a Confederate sharpshooter on May 9, 1864. He had just admonished a soldier who was dodging bullets with the statement, "Why, what are you dodging for ? They could not hit an elephant at that distance." Seconds later he was dead, shot through the head by one of the sharpshooters whose aim he had derided  Richmond National Battlefield ParkSurprise Union attack  Richmond National Battlefield ParkConfederate wall of Fort Harrison on the left, and the largest Union traverse of Fort Burnham on the right. Outer wall of the Union fort in the background. View looking southwest  Richmond National Battlefield ParkView looking along the primary wall of Confederate Fort Harrison. The interpretive markers in the background are at one of three Confederate artillery positions in the fort. The earthwork at right center is a Union traverse, the largest in the fort. It was constructed to protect the defenders in the event of a Confederate attack and shielded them from a daily harassing fire from Confederate guns at Forts Johnson and Gilmer to the north. NPS Fort Harrison Tour Guide  Richmond National Battlefield ParkNorth wall (Union) near the visitor center
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