Zion Methodist Church - 1864 Overland Campaign - Civil War Discovery Trail Sites on Waymarking.com

In the spring of 1864, Union Gen. U. S. Grant launched an offensive against the Confederate army in Virginia. While Federal forces came from the east and south, Grant led the Army of the Potomac on the Overland Campaign from the north driving Confederate Gen. R. E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia to Petersburg.

In May, after leaving Wilderness, the armies next engaged in battle at Spotsylvania Court House. Confederate Gen. A. P. Hill set up headquarters at the Zion Methodist Church and while he and Lee met with officers, the signalmen monitored the battle with telescopes from second-floor windows. The church suffered heavy damages when Union troops fired upon it.

Type of site: Church Address: 8700 Courthouse Rd Spotsylvania, VA USA 22553 Admission Charged: No Charge Website: [Web Link] Driving Directions: From Fredericksburg: Travel Courthouse Road - Route 208 South to the Spotsylvania Courthouse Area At the light by the Courthouse, make a left and follow Courthouse Road - Route 208 South The church will be located on the right side just past the Snow Library From the West: Travel Brock Road east to the Spotsylvania Courthouse Area At the light by the Courthouse, continue straight on Courthouse Road - Route 208 South The church will be located on the right side just past the Snow Library. From the East: Travel Massaponax Church Road west to the Spotsylvania Courthouse Area At the end of Massaponax Church Road the church will be directly in front of you. From the South: Travel Courthouse Road north to the Spotsylvania Courthouse Area You will see the church on the left immediately after passing Marshal Park. Marker is at left of the church. Phone Number: Not listed

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