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Spotsylvania
[ spot-sil-vey-nee-uh, -veyn-yuh ]
noun
- a village in NE Virginia: the scene of Civil War battles between the armies of Grant and Lee, May 8–21, 1864.
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And so behold him as a hermit once more, settled in a deserted cabin not far from the battle-field of Spotsylvania.
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All along the lines about Spotsylvania desperate fighting occurred that day, but the battle was distinctly a draw.
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Spotsylvania was a continuation of the Wilderness with the fighting increased, if possible, in ferocity.
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Their commander, now Gen. Stevenson, was killed in battle at Spotsylvania.
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A courthouse was built there, for a new county had been cut from Essex and was called Spotsylvania, in the Governor's honor.
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