062 - ”...Hell Can’t Beat That Terrible Scene”: Spotsylvania Court House

<p></p> <p>About this episode: </p> <p>It was May 1864 and Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign was underway. After two days of violence in the Wilderness and a swing to the southeast, weary men from the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac found themselves eyeball to eyeball yet again. The fighting to come: savage, up close, personal, hand to hand. The consequences: bloody, even ghastly. This is the story of the most vicious episode of sustained combat ever to occur on the North American continent. This is the story of Spotsylvania Court House.</p> <p>----more----</p> <p> </p> <p>Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode:</p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gouverneur_K._Warren'>Gouverneur Warren</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_S._Ewell'>Richard S. Ewell</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Gordon'>John B. Gordon</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Merritt'>Wesley Merritt</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzhugh_Lee'>Fitzhugh Lee</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Sheridan'>Philip Sheridan</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Additional Resources:</p> <p></p> <p>Movements, May 7th-8th, 1864</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p>Actions, May 8th, 1864</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p>Situation 4 pm, May 9th, 1864</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p>Actions, May 10th, 1864</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p>Actions, May 12th, 1864</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p>Movements, May 13th-14th, 1894</p> <p> </p> <p>**Map Images by Hal Jespersen, <a href='http://www.posix.com/CW'>www.posix.com/CW</a></p> <p> </p> <p>For Further Reading:</p> <p></p> <p><a href='https://www.amazon.com/Battles-Spotsylvania-Court-Yellow-Tavern/dp/0807130672'>The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern, May 7–12, 1864 by Gordon C. Rhea Esq.</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Get The Guide:</p> <p>Want to learn more about the Civil War? A great place to start is Fred's guide, <a href='https://www.amazon.com/dp/0761113983/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_.CbSAbD23Y2X1'>The Civil War