A Tempest of Iron and Lead: Spotsylvania Court House, May 8-21, 1864 (Chris Mackowski - NR)) Orientation and reveals its tragic costs

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A Tempest of Iron and Lead: Spotsylvania Court House, May 8-21, 1864 (Chris Mackowski - NR)) Orientation and reveals its tragic costsby Chris Mackowski May 1864. The Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia spent three days in brutal close quarter combat in the Wilderness that left the tangled thickets aflame. No one could imagine a more infernal battlefield. Then they marched down the road to Spotsylvania Court House. Even the march itself was unprecedented. For three years, the armies had fought and disengaged. That changed on the night of May 7. Instead of leaving